albibacter albibacter albibacter is a genus in the phylum pseudomonadota (bacteria). albibacter scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: methylocystaceae genus: albibacter type species a. methylovorans species albibacter helveticus (doronina et al. 2000) yang et al. 2016 albibacter methylovorans doronina et al. 2001 etymology the name albibacter derives from:latin adjective albus, white; neo-latin masculine gender noun, bacter, nominally meaning "a rod", but in effect meaning a bacterium, rod; neo-latin masculine gender noun albibacter, white rod.