lysinibacillus telephonicus lysinibacillus telephonicus lysinibacillus telephonicus is a gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped, endospore-forming and motile bacterium from the genus of lysinibacillus which has been isolated from the screen of a cellular phone. lysinibacillus telephonicus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: lysinibacillus species: l. telephonicus binomial name lysinibacillus telephonicusrahi et al. 2017 type strain s5h2222