sphingobacterium composti sphingobacterium composti sphingobacterium composti is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, short rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of sphingobacterium which has been isolated from cotton waste compost in korea. sphingobacterium composti scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: sphingobacterium species: s. composti binomial name sphingobacterium compostiten et al. 2007 type strain ccug 52467, kctc 12578, lmg 23401, t5-12, vtt e-072691 synonyms sphingobacterium composta