''Mucilaginibacter gossypiicola'' is a
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...
, non-motile and plant-growth-promoting bacterium from the genus of
Mucilaginibacter
''Mucilaginibacter'' is a genus from the family of Sphingobacteriaceae
''Sphingobacteriaceae'' is a family of environmental bacteria.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomencl ...
which has been isolated from
rhizosphere
The rhizosphere is the narrow region of soil or Substrate (biology), substrate that is directly influenced by root secretions and associated soil microorganisms known as the root microbiome. Pore space in soil, Soil pores in the rhizosphere can ...
soil from
cotton
Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...
plants.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Mucilaginibacter gossypiicola'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Sphingobacteriia
Bacteria described in 2010
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