cellulomonas chitinilytica cellulomonas chitinilytica cellulomonas chitinilytica is a chitinolytic, gram-positive, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus cellulomonas which has been isolated from compost of a cattle farm near daejeon in korea. cellulomonas chitinilytica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: cellulomonadaceae genus: cellulomonas species: c. chitinilytica binomial name cellulomonas chitinilyticayoon et al. 2008 type strain dsm 17922jcm 16927kctc 19133x.bu-b