pontibacillus halophilus pontibacillus halophilus pontibacillus halophilus is a gram-positive, moderately halophilic, strictly aerobic and motile bacterium from the genus of pontibacillus which has been isolated from a sea urchin from the laizhou bay. pontibacillus halophilus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: pontibacillus species: p. halophilus binomial name pontibacillus halophiluschen et al. 2009 type strain cctcc aa 207029, cip 110065, dsm 19796, jsm 076056, kctc 13190