pontibacillus marinus pontibacillus marinus pontibacillus marinus is a gram-positive, moderately halophilic and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of pontibacillus which has been isolated from soil from a saltern in korea. pontibacillus marinus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: pontibacillus species: p. marinus binomial name pontibacillus marinuslim et al. 2005 type strain bh030004, dsm 16465, kctc 3917