hymenobacter luteus hymenobacter luteus hymenobacter luteus is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of hymenobacter which has been isolated from freshwater sediments from the jiuxiang tourist cave in the yunnan province in china. hymenobacter latericoloratus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: cytophagia order: cytophagales family: hymenobacteraceae genus: hymenobacter species: h. latericoloratus binomial name hymenobacter latericoloratusliu et al. 2015 type strain cctcc ab 2012947, yim 77921, jcm 30328