''Mucibacter'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...

, non-

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, ...

-forming, short-

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name '' Bacil ...

and motile genus of bacteria from the family of

Chitinophagaceae Chitinophagaceae is an aerobic or facultatively anaerobic and rod-shaped family of bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidota. Genera * ''Agriterribacter'' Lee and Whang 2020 * ''Arachidicoccus'' Madhaiyan ''et al''. 2015 * ''Arvibacter'' Chaudhar ...

with one known species (''

Mucibacter soli ''Mucibacter'' is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, short-rod-shaped and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chitinophagaceae with one known species ('' Mucibacter soli''). ''Mucibacter soli'' produces mucin Mucins () are a family of ...

''). ''Mucibacter soli'' produces

mucin Mucins () are a family of high molecular weight, heavily glycosylated proteins ( glycoconjugates) produced by epithelial tissues in most animals. Mucins' key characteristic is their ability to form gels; therefore they are a key component in m ...

References

Chitinophagia Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Taxa described in 2020 {{Bacteroidota-stub