acinetobacter haemolyticus acinetobacter haemolyticus acinetobacter haemolyticus is a species of bacterium. its type strain is atcc 17906. it is potentially pathogenic. acinetobacter haemolyticus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: pseudomonadales family: moraxellaceae genus: acinetobacter species: a. haemolyticus binomial name acinetobacter haemolyticusbouvet & grimont, 1986 acinetobacter haemolyticus can be used as a promising microorganism for cr(vi) reduction from industrial waste waters. acinetobacter haemolyticus or zyl is a new aerobic denitrifying bacterium. the strain could use nitrate, nitrite and ammonium as the sole n-source for growth with a final product of n2, demonstrating its good abilities for aerobic denitrification and heterotrophic nitrification.