kineosphaera kineosphaera kineosphaera is a gram-positive, strictly aerobic non-spore-forming and motile genus of bacteria from the family of dermatophilaceae. kineosphaera limosa has been isolated from activated sludge from ibaraki prefecture in japan. kineosphaera scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: dermatophilaceae genus: kineosphaeraliu et al. 2002 type species kineosphaera limosaliu et al. 2002 species k. limosa liu et al. 2002 "k. nakaumiensis" yamada et al. 2013