providencia sneebia providencia sneebia providencia sneebia is a gram-negative species of bacteria first isolated from the hemolymph of fruit flies. it has also been observed to be symbiotic with marine microalgae. the pathogen has been shown to be fatal to fruit flies without triggering a severe immune response. it has been suggested that p. sneebia is capable of active immune evasion. thioesterases from p. sneebia have been proposed as industrial enzymes in the production of biofuels. providencia sneebia scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: gammaproteobacteria order: enterobacterales family: morganellaceae genus: providencia species: p. sneebia binomial name providencia sneebiajuneja & lazzaro, 2009