patulibacter americanus patulibacter americanus patulibacter americanus is a gram-positive, psychrotolerant and aerobic bacterium from the genus of patulibacter which has been isolated from biological soil crusts from the colorado plateau in the united states. patulibacter americanus scientific classification kingdom: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: thermoleophilia order: solirubrobacterales family: patulibacteraceae genus: patulibacter species: p. americanus binomial name patulibacter americanusreddy and garcia-pichel 2009 type strain atcc baa-1038, cp177-2, dsm 16676, dsm 16766, jcm 16550