mucilaginibacter auburnensis mucilaginibacter auburnensis mucilaginibacter auburnensis is a gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of mucilaginibacter which has been isolated from the stem from a corn plant zea mays from the field of e. v. smith research center, plant breeding unit facility in tallassee in the united states. mucilaginibacter auburnensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: sphingobacteriia order: sphingobacteriales family: sphingobacteriaceae genus: mucilaginibacter species: m. auburnensis binomial name mucilaginibacter auburnensiskämpfer et al. 2014 type strain cip 110694, jm-1070, lmg 28078