arthrobacter pokkalii arthrobacter pokkalii arthrobacter pokkalii is a bacterium from the genus arthrobacter which has been isolated from the rhizosphere of pokkali rice from kerala, india. arthrobacter pokkalii has beneficial properties for plants. arthrobacter pokkalii scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: micrococcaceae genus: arthrobacter species: a. pokkalii binomial name arthrobacter pokkaliikrishnan et al. 2017 type strain kctc 29498lmg 28262mtcc 12358nric 0967p3b162