aquamicrobium lusatiense aquamicrobium lusatiense aquamicrobium lusatiense is a gram-negative, oxidase-positive, strictly aerobic bacteria from the genus aquamicrobium with a polar flagellum, which was isolated from activated sludge in germany. aquamicrobium lusatiense is able to degrade 2,4-dichlorophenol, 4-chloro-2-methylphenol, 4-chlorophenol, and phenol. aquamicrobium lusatiense scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: phyllobacteriaceae genus: aquamicrobium species: a. lusatiense binomial name aquamicrobium lusatiensekämpfer et al. 2009 type strain cfbp 6738, cip 106844, dsm 11099, s1 synonyms defluvibacter lusatiensis, defluvibacter lusatiae