plantibacter auratus plantibacter auratus plantibacter auratus is a gram-positive, aerobic short rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus plantibacter. plantibacter auratus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: micrococcales family: microbacteriaceae genus: plantibacter species: p. auratus binomial name plantibacter auratuslin and yokota 2006 type strain b.861cip 109383dsm 19586iam 14817ifo 15702jcm 23192nbrc 15702ncdo 2317ncfb 2317ncimb 9991