Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 10021
Type strain: 
Species: Myxococcus xanthus
Strain Designation: Mx x42
Strain history: <- H. Reichenbach, GBF; Mx x42
NCBI tax ID(s): 34 (species)
version 9 (current version)
General
@ref: 14086
BacDive-ID: 10021
DSM-Number: 52401
keywords: Bacteria
description: Myxococcus xanthus Mx x42 is a bacterium that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil with snail shells and sediment of Nile River.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 34
- Matching level: species
strain history
- @ref: 14086
- history: <- H. Reichenbach, GBF; Mx x42
doi: 10.13145/bacdive10021.20240510.9
Name and taxonomic classification
LPSN
- @ref: 20215
- description: domain/bacteria
- keyword: phylum/pseudomonadota
- domain: Bacteria
- phylum: Pseudomonadota
- class: Deltaproteobacteria
- order: Myxococcales
- family: Myxococcaceae
- genus: Myxococcus
- species: Myxococcus xanthus
- full scientific name: Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)
@ref: 14086
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Proteobacteria
class: Deltaproteobacteria
order: Myxococcales
family: Myxococcaceae
genus: Myxococcus
species: Myxococcus xanthus
full scientific name: Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941
strain designation: Mx x42
type strain: no
Morphology
multicellular morphology
- @ref: 18281
- forms multicellular complex: yes
- complex name: fruiting body
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
- @ref: 14086
- name: VY/2 AGAR (DSMZ Medium 9)
- growth: yes
- link: https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/9
- composition: Name: VY/2 AGAR (DSMZ Medium 9) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Baker's yeast 5.0 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 1.36 g/l Vitamin B12 0.0005 g/l Distilled water
culture temp
- @ref: 14086
- growth: positive
- type: growth
- temperature: 28
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
- @ref: 14086
- sample type: soil with snail shells and sediment of Nile River
- geographic location: near Kairo
- country: Egypt
- origin.country: EGY
- continent: Africa
isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 |
|---|---|---|
| #Environmental | #Aquatic | #River (Creek) |
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Sediment |
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Soil |
| #Host | #Invertebrates (Other) | #Mollusca |
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 14086
- biosafety level: 1
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)
External links
@ref: 14086
culture collection no.: DSM 52401
straininfo link
- @ref: 79399
- straininfo: 144173
Reference
| @id | authors | catalogue | doi/url | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14086 | Curators of the DSMZ | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 52401) | https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-52401 | |
| 18281 | Reichenbach, H. | Collection description and documentation of myxobacteria by H. Reichenbach, HZI (formerly GBF); Collection curr. located at the DSMZ | ||
| 20215 | Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M. | 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 | List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ | |
| 79399 | Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J. | 10.60712/SI-ID144173.1 | StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers |