pontibacillus chungwhensis pontibacillus chungwhensis pontibacillus chungwhensis is a gram-positive, moderately halophilic, spore-forming bacterium from the genus of pontibacillus which has been isolated from soil from a saltern in korea. pontibacillus chungwhensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: pontibacillus species: p. chungwhensis binomial name pontibacillus chungwhensislim et al. 2005 type strain bh030062, dsm 16287, kctc 3890