mucilaginibacter gossypiicola mucilaginibacter gossypiicola mucilaginibacter gossypiicola is a gram-negative, non-motile and plant-growth-promoting bacterium from the genus of mucilaginibacter which has been isolated from rhizosphere soil from cotton plants. mucilaginibacter gossypiicola scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: mucilaginibacter species: m. gossypiicola binomial name mucilaginibacter gossypiicolamadhaiyan et al. 2010 type strain kctc 22379, ncimb 14471, gh-48