mucispirillum mucispirillum mucispirillum is a genus in the phylum deferribacterota (bacteria). it is represented by the single species mucispirillum schaedleri|. it has been found in the intestinal tract of some rodents and considered a commensal with some association to disease. this species has been found in cockroaches mice, turkeys, dogs, pigs, goats, termites, and sometimes humans. it is anaerobic and does not form spores. it is motile, flagellated and thought to have the ability to move through mucus. mucispirillum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: deferribacterota class: deferribacteres order: deferribacterales family: deferribacteraceae genus: mucispirillumrobertson et al. 2005 type species m. schaedleri etymology the name mucispirillum derives from latin noun mucus, mucus; neo-latin dim. neuter gender noun spirillum, a small spiral; neo-latin neuter gender noun mucispirillum, a small spiral rod of the mucus. species this genus contains a single species, namely m. schaedleri (robertson et al. 2005, (type species of the genus).; neo-latin genitive case noun schaedleri, of schaedler, in honour of russell schaedler, active in the study of the bacteria of the intestinal tract of mammals.