salinimicrobium terrae salinimicrobium terrae salinimicrobium terrae is a gram-negative, obligately aerobic, non-spore-forming, slightly halophilic and non-motile bacterium from the genus of salinimicrobium which has been isolated from saline soil from the qaidam basin in china. salinimicrobium terrae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: flavobacteriaceae genus: salinimicrobium species: s. terrae binomial name salinimicrobium terraechen et al. 2008 type strain yim-c338