salinimicrobium catena salinimicrobium catena salinimicrobium catena is a gram-negative, aerobic, heterotrophic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of salinimicrobium which has been isolated from sediments oft the south china sea. salinimicrobium catena scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: salinimicrobium species: s. catena binomial name salinimicrobium catena(ying et al. 2007) lim et al. 2008 type strain hy1 synonyms salegentibacter catena