chryseobacterium reticulitermitis chryseobacterium reticulitermitis chryseobacterium reticulitermitis is a gram-negative, aerobic rod-shaped and non-motile bacteria from the genus of chryseobacterium which has been isolated from the gut of the termite reticulitermes aculabialis. chryseobacterium reticulitermitis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: weeksellaceae genus: chryseobacterium species: c. reticulitermitis binomial name chryseobacterium reticulitermitiszhao et al. 2017 type strain cctcc ab 2015431, kctc 52230, strain ra1