mucilaginibacter herbaticus mucilaginibacter herbaticus mucilaginibacter herbaticus is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus of mucilaginibacter which has been isolated from rhizosphere soil from the plant angelica sinensis. mucilaginibacter herbaticus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: mucilaginibacter species: m. herbaticus binomial name mucilaginibacter herbaticuslee et al. 2013 type strain dr-9, kacc 16469, nbrc 108839