exiguobacterium indicum exiguobacterium indicum exiguobacterium indicum is a gram-positive, psychrophilic, non-spore-forming, alkaliphilic, rod-shaped and motile bacterium from the genus of exiguobacterium which has been isolade from the hamta glacier. exiguobacterium indicum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: exiguobacterium species: e. indicum binomial name exiguobacterium indicumchaturvedi and shivaji 2006 type strain hhs 31