deinococcus indicus deinococcus indicus deinococcus indicus is a species of arsenic-resistant bacterium. it is gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile, non-sporulating and red-pigmented, with type strain wt/1at (=mtcc 4913t =dsm 15307t). deinococcus indicus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: deinococcota class: deinococci order: deinococcales family: deinococcaceae genus: deinococcus species: d. indicus binomial name deinococcus indicussuresh et al. 2004