edaphobaculum edaphobaculum edaphobaculum is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of chitinophagaceae with one known species (edaphobaculum flavum). edaphobaculum flavum has been isolated from grassland soil from erdos in china. edaphobaculum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: chitinophagia order: chitinophagales family: chitinophagaceae genus: edaphobaculumcao et al. 2017 type species edaphobaculum flavum species e. flavum