companilactobacillus kimchii companilactobacillus kimchii companilactobacillus kimchii is a bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacterium of the genus companilactobacillus. it is named for and found in the korean fermented-vegetable food kimchi. companilactobacillus kimchii scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: lactobacillales family: lactobacillaceae genus: companilactobacillus species: c. kimchii binomial name companilactobacillus kimchii(yoon et al. 2000) zheng et al. 2020 synonyms lactobacillus kimchii yoon et al. 2000 the cells of c. kimchii are short, slender and rod-shaped. the bacterium is gram-positive, non-spore-forming and non-motile.