propionivibrio limicola propionivibrio limicola propionivibrio limicola is a gram negative, oxidase- and catalase-negative anaerobic, fermentative, non-spore-forming, mesophilic, rod-shaped, motile bacterium from the genus of propionivibrio which has the ability to degrade hydroaromatic compounds. propionivibrio limicola scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: betaproteobacteria order: rhodocyclales family: rhodocyclaceae genus: propionivibrio species: p. limicola binomial name propionivibrio limicolabrune et al. 2002 type strain atcc baa-290, dsm 6832, golchi1, jcm 12227