alkanindiges illinoisensis alkanindiges illinoisensis alkanindiges illinoisensis is an aerobic, catalase-positive, squalane-degrading, non-spore-forming, nonmotile bacterium of the genus alkanindiges, which was isolated from oilfield soils. alkanindiges illinoisensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: pseudomonadales family: moraxellaceae genus: alkanindiges species: a. illinoisensis binomial name alkanindiges illinoisensisbogan et al., 2003 type strain atcc pta 4839, dsm 15370, gti mvab hex1, mvab hex1