chitinimonas chitinimonas chitinimonas is a genus of gram-negative, chitinolytic, rod-shaped bacteria which have flagella from the family of burkholderiaceae which belongs to the class betaproteobacteria. all species of chitinimonas have been found in regions of asia. species of this genus are found to be both aerobic and anaerobic. chitinimonas is optimally grown and cultured at 25 °c to 37 °c, with very little concentrations of nacl. chitinimonas scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: burkholderiales family: burkholderiaceae genus: chitinimonaschang et al. 2004 type species chitinimonas taiwanensis species chitinimonas koreensis chitinimonas prasina chitinimonas taiwanensis chitinimonas viridis "chitinimonas lacunae" "chitinimonas naiadis" species chitinimonas taiwanensis chitinimonas koreensis chitinimonas prasina chitinimonas naiadis chitinimonas viridis chitinimonas lacunae