xanthobacter autotrophicus xanthobacter autotrophicus xanthobacter autotrophicus is a gram-negative, aerobic, pleomorphic and nitrogen-fixing bacterium from the family of xanthobacteraceae which has been isolated from black pool sludge in germany. xanthobacter autotrophicus can utilize 1,2-dichloroethane, methanol and propane. xanthobacter autotrophicus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: xanthobacteraceae genus: xanthobacter species: x. autotrophicus binomial name xanthobacter autotrophicuswiegel et al. 1978 type strain 7c, atcc 35674, bcrc 12235, ccrc 12235, cip 105431, dsm 432, iam 12579, iam 12636, jcm 1202, lmg 7043, nbrc 102463, ncaim b.01945, ncib 10809, ncimb 10809, nrrl b-14836, siebert 7c synonyms corynebacterium autotrophicum