''Gilvibacter'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...

chemoheterotrophic A chemotroph is an organism that obtains energy by the redox, oxidation of electron donors in their environments. These molecules can be organic molecule, organic (chemoorganotrophs) or inorganic compound, inorganic (chemolithotrophs). The chemotr ...

and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of

Flavobacteriaceae Flavobacteriaceae is a family of rod-shaped gram negative bacteria. The family contains many environmental bacteria, with some species being potential pathogens. History The family of ''Flavobacteriaceae'' was first proposed by Reichenbach in 1 ...

with one known species ('' Gilvibacter sediminis'').

References

Flavobacteria Bacteria genera Taxa described in 2007 Monotypic bacteria genera {{Flavobacteria-stub