microbacterium xylanilyticum microbacterium xylanilyticum microbacterium xylanilyticum is a gram-positive, non-spore-forming, xylan-degrading and non-motile bacterium from the genus microbacterium which has been isolated from sludge in cheongju in korea. microbacterium xylanilyticum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: microbacteriaceae genus: microbacterium species: m. xylanilyticum binomial name microbacterium xylanilyticumkim et al. 2005 type strain cip 108944dsm 16914iam 15299jcm 13591kctc 19079lmg 23366s3-e t