chryseobacterium rhizoplanae chryseobacterium rhizoplanae chryseobacterium rhizoplanae is a gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium from the genus of chryseobacterium which has been isolated from the rhizoplane environment of a field with maize (zea mays) in tallassee in the united states. chryseobacterium rhizoplanae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacteroidota class: flavobacteriia order: flavobacteriales family: weeksellaceae genus: chryseobacterium species: c. rhizoplanae binomial name chryseobacterium rhizoplanaekämpfer et al. 2015 type strain ccm 8544, cip 110828, jm-534, lmg 28481