mucilaginibacter aquaedulcis mucilaginibacter aquaedulcis mucilaginibacter aquaedulcis is a gram-negative, aerobic and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of mucilaginibacter which has been isolated from fresh water in yeongju in korea. mucilaginibacter aquaedulcis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: mucilaginibacter species: m. aquaedulcis binomial name mucilaginibacter aquaedulcisjoung et al. 2015 type strain cect 8102, kctc 23942, pgw1-r01