Genus Mucilaginibacter

Name: Mucilaginibacter Pankratov et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Mu.ci.la.gi.ni.bac’ter. L. fem. n. mucilago, mucus; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Mucilaginibacter, mucus-producing rod

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Mucilaginibacter-), mu-ki-la-gi-ni-BAK-ter

Type species: Mucilaginibacter paludis Pankratov et al. 2007

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pankratov TA, Tindall BJ, Liesack W, Dedysh SN. Mucilaginibacter paludis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mucilaginibacter gracilis sp. nov., pectin-, xylan- and laminarin-degrading members of the family Sphingobacteriaceae from acidic Sphagnum peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2349-2354. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Urai et al. 2008 Urai M, Aizawa T, Nakagawa Y, Nakajima M, Sunairi M. Mucilaginibacter kameinonensis sp., nov., isolated from garden soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2046-2050. 🇯🇵 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2675-2676.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Baik et al. 2010 Baik KS, Park SC, Kim EM, Lim CH, Seong CN. Mucilaginibacter rigui sp. nov., isolated from wetland freshwater, and emended description of the genus Mucilaginibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:134-139. 🇰🇷 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:719-720.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Chen et al. 2014 Chen XY, Zhao R, Tian Y, Kong BH, Li XD, Chen ZL, Li YH. Mucilaginibacter polytrichastri sp. nov., isolated from a moss (Polytrichastrum formosum), and emended description of the genus Mucilaginibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1395-1400. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Kim et al. 2022 Kim J, Lee B, Chhetri G, Kim I, So Y, Jang W, Seo T. Identification of Mucilaginibacter conchicola sp. nov., Mucilaginibacter achroorhodeus sp. nov. and Mucilaginibacter pallidiroseus sp. nov. and emended description of the genus Mucilaginibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5431. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5524.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Cilaginibacter"; "Mucilaginbacter"; "Mucilaginobacter"; "Mucilagnibacter"; "Muclilaginibacter".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Kim et al. (2012), Akter and Huq (2020), Aydogan et al. (2017), Bae et al. (2022), Yang et al. (2022). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00401 (N = 1).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 46; KACC: 28; JCM: 21; NBRC: 20; LMG: 18; DSM: 14; CGMCC: 12; CCTCC: 8; HAMBI: 5; CECT: 5.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 95
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 95
Total number of child taxa: 98

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Mucilaginibacter achroorhodeus Kim et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter agri Seo et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter amnicola Chen et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter angelicae Kim et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter antarcticus Zheng et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter aquaedulcis Joung et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter aquariorum Le et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter aquatilis Kang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter arboris Kang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter auburnensis Kämpfer et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter aurantiaciroseus Yang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter aureus Moon et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter boryungensis Kang et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter calamicampi Yoon et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter carri Kim et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter celer Kim et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter composti Cui et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter conchicola Kim et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter corticis Akter and Huq 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter craterilacus Lee et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter cryoferens Kumar et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter daejeonensis An et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter defluvii Hwang et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter dorajii Kim et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter empetricola Kumar et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter endophyticus Zhang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter flavidus Yang et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter flavus Joung et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter florum Subramanian et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter fluminis Sheu et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter formosus Huq et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter frigoritolerans Männistö et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter galii Aydogan et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter geliditolerans Kumar et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter gilvus Yan et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter ginkgonis Kang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter ginsengisoli Ahn et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter ginsenosidivorans Kim et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter ginsenosidivorax Kim et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter glaciei Yang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter gossypii Madhaiyan et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter gossypiicola Madhaiyan et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter gotjawali Lee et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter gracilis Pankratov et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter gynuensis Khan et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter hankyongensis Liu et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter herbaticus Lee et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter humi Seo et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mucilaginibacter hurinus" Choi et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name
    Mucilaginibacter inviolabilis Lee et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter jinjuensis Khan et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter kameinonensis Urai et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter koreensis Park et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter lacusdianchii Xiao et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter lappiensis Männistö et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter limnophilus Sheu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter litoreus Yoon et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter lutimaris Kim et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter mali Kim et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter mallensis Männistö et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter metallidurans Li et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter myungsuensis Joung and Joh 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter oryzae Jeon et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter oryzagri Subramanian et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter pallidiroseus Kim et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter paludis Pankratov et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter panaciglaebae Lee et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter pankratovii Yang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter pedocola Tang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mucilaginibacter phenanthrenivorans" You et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    Mucilaginibacter phyllosphaerae Aydogan et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter pineti Paiva et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter pocheonensis Zhao et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter polysacchareus Han et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter polytrichastri Chen et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter psychrotolerans Deng et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter puniceus Lee et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter rigui Baik et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter rivuli Bae et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter robiniae Won et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter roseus Chen et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter rubeus Wei et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter saanensis Kumar et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter sabulilitoris Kang et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter sediminis Moon et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter segetis Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter soli Jiang et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter soyangensis Joung et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter straminoryzae Ko et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter terrae Sedláček et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter terrenus Zhou et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter terrigena Ten et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Mucilaginibacter tolerans" Park et al. 2026	not validly published	preferred name
    Mucilaginibacter tundrae Kumar et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter vulcanisilvae Baek and Jeon 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter ximonensis Luo et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter xinganensis Jiang et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Mucilaginibacter yixingensis Jing et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Sphingobacteriaceae Steyn et al. 1998

Assigned by: Pankratov TA, Tindall BJ, Liesack W, Dedysh SN. Mucilaginibacter paludis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Mucilaginibacter gracilis sp. nov., pectin-, xylan- and laminarin-degrading members of the family Sphingobacteriaceae from acidic Sphagnum peat bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2349-2354. 🇷🇺

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