aestuariibacter halophilus aestuariibacter halophilus aestuariibacter halophilus is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, halophilic, catalase- and oxidase-positive, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of motile aestuariibacter with a single polar flagellum which was isolated from the ganghwa island in korea. aestuariibacter halophilus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: alteromonadales family: alteromonadaceae genus: aestuariibacter species: a. halophilus binomial name aestuariibacter halophilusyi et al. 2004 type strain cip 108412, dsm 15266, imsnu 14007, jc2043, kctc 12043