''Pontimicrobium'' is a Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, non-

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...

-forming,

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name ''Bacillu ...

and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of

Flavobacteriaceae The family Flavobacteriaceae is composed of environmental bacteria. Most species are aerobic, while some are microaerobic to anaerobic; for example ''Capnocytophaga'' and '' Coenonia''. Genera The family ''Flavobacteriaceae'' comprises the foll ...

with one known species ('' Pontimicrobium aquaticum''). ''Pontimicrobium aquaticum'' has been isolated from seawater.

References

Flavobacteria Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Taxa described in 2020 {{Flavobacteria-stub