glutamicibacter protophormiae glutamicibacter protophormiae glutamicibacter protophormiae is a bacterium belonging to the genus glutamicibacter. it contains a glycolipid 3--sn-1,2-diglyceride (dmdg). it has peptidoglycan type a4α with a bridge of (lys–ala–l-glu). it has unsaturated menaquinones, dominated by mk-8. it does not contain the lipid phosphatidylinositol. glutamicibacter protophormiae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: micrococcaceae genus: glutamicibacter species: g. protophormiae binomial name glutamicibacter protophormiae(lysenko 1959) busse 2016 type strain atcc 19271cip 106987dsm 20168ifo 12128jcm 1973lmg 16324nbrc 12128vkm ac-2104 synonyms arthrobacter protophormiae (lysenko 1959) stackebrandt et al. 1984 brevibacterium protophormiae lysenko 1959 (approved lists 1980) the species was described by o. lysenko in 1959 with genus brevibacterium. b. protophormiae was reclassified in 1984 as arthrobacter protophormiae and as glutamicibacter protophormiae in 2016. the cell wall of g. protophormiae contains a teichoic acid that contains glucose, glycerol, glucosamine, and galactosamine.