pedobacter arcticus pedobacter arcticus pedobacter arcticus is a species of facultative psychrophile bacteria isolated from arctic soil. it is gram-negative, short rod-shaped and motile (by gliding), with type strain a12(t) ( = cctcc ab 2010223(t) = nrrl b-59457(t)). its genome has been sequenced. pedobacter arcticus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: pedobacter species: pedobacter arcticuszhou et al. 2011