kribbia kribbia kribbia is a genus of gram positive, nonmotile, non-sporeforming bacteria. the bacteria are facultatively anaerobic and mesophilic. cells of the genus can be irregular rods or coccoid. the genus is named after the korea research institute of bioscience and biotechnology (kribb), where research on the type species was performed. kribbia scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: intrasporangiaceae genus: kribbiajung 2006 species k. dieselivorans the type species of the genus, kribbia dieselivorans, was originally isolated from tidal flat sediment collected from kwangyang, south korea during a survey for diesel-degrading bacteria. the genus is monospecific, with k. dieselivorans as the only species.