niabella aquatica niabella aquatica niabella aquatica is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of niabella which has been isolated from lake water. niabella aquatica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: chitinophagia order: chitinophagales family: chitinophagaceae genus: niabella species: n. aquatica binomial name niabella aquaticasiddiqi and im 2016 type strain jcm 30952, kacc 18623, strain rp-2