parapedobacter indicus parapedobacter indicus parapedobacter indicus is a gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of parapedobacter which has been isolated from soil from a hexachlorocyclohexane-contaminated dumpsite in lucknow in india. parapedobacter indicus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: parapedobacter species: p. indicus binomial name parapedobacter indicuskumar et al. 2015 type strain dsm 28470, mcc 2546, rk1