hymenobacter xinjiangensis hymenobacter xinjiangensis hymenobacter xinjiangensis is a radiation-resistant, gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of hymenobacter which has been isolated from sand from the desert of xinjiang in china. hymenobacter xinjiangensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: cytophagia order: cytophagales family: hymenobacteraceae genus: hymenobacter species: h. xinjiangensis binomial name hymenobacter xinjiangensiszhang et al. 2007 type strain cctcc ab 206080, cip 109772, iam 15452, jcm 23206, x2-1