lutibacter agarilyticus lutibacter agarilyticus lutibacter agarilyticus is a gram-negative, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of lutibacter which has been isolated from seawater from the suncheon bay in korea. lutibacter agarilyticus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: lutibacter species: l. agarilyticus binomial name lutibacter agarilyticuspark et al. 2013 type strain kyw566