parapedobacter pyrenivorans parapedobacter pyrenivorans parapedobacter pyrenivorans is a gram-negative and non-motile bacterium from the genus of parapedobacter. parapedobacter pyrenivorans has the ability to degrade pyrene. parapedobacter pyrenivorans scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: parapedobacter species: p. pyrenivorans binomial name parapedobacter pyrenivoranszhao et al. 2013 type strain cgmcc 1.12195, nbrc 109113, p4