Phyllobacterium catacumbae

Phyllobacterium catacumbae is a Gram-negative, aerobic, motile bacteria with a polar tuft of flagella in the genus Phyllobacterium. It was isolated from the tuff (a type of rock) walls of Saint Callixtus' catacomb in Rome, Italy.^[3][4]

Phyllobacterium catacumbae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Hyphomicrobiales
Family:	Phyllobacteriaceae
Genus:	Phyllobacterium
Species:	P. catacumbae
Binomial name
Phyllobacterium catacumbae Jurado et al. 2005[1]
Type strain
CECT 5680, CIP 108923, CSC19, LMG 22520[2]
Synonyms
Phyllobacterium callistus[3]