balneatrix alpica balneatrix alpica balneatrix alpica is a bacterium from the genus of balneatrix which is associated with pneumonia and meningitis in rare cases. balneatrix alpica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: oceanospirillales family: oceanospirillaceae genus: balneatrix species: b. alpica binomial name balneatrix alpicadauga et al. 1993 type strain 4-87, atcc 51285, ccug 32555, cip 103589, cip 103589.4-87, dsm 16621