Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 18584
Type strain: 
Species: Myxococcus xanthus
Strain Designation: Mx x101
NCBI tax ID(s): 34 (species)
version 8.1 (current version)
General
@ref: 18281
BacDive-ID: 18584
keywords: Bacteria
description: Myxococcus xanthus Mx x101 is a bacterium that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil with plant residues.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 34
- Matching level: species
doi: 10.13145/bacdive18584.20230509.8.1
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: 18281
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Proteobacteria
class: Deltaproteobacteria
order: Myxococcales
family: Myxococcaceae
genus: Myxococcus
species: Myxococcus xanthus
full scientific name: Myxococcus xanthus
strain designation: Mx x101
type strain: no
Morphology
multicellular morphology
- @ref: 18281
- forms multicellular complex: yes
- complex name: fruiting body
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
| @ref | name | growth | composition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18281 | CHITIN 3 AGAR | yes | Ingredients: Yeast extract (Difco) 0.05% MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% Agar 1.2% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 10 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (100 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium and pour on cy-plates. |
| 18281 | COLE AGAR | yes | Ingredients: CaCl2 x 2 H2O 1.3g Agar (Difco) 15.0g Distilled water 1000.0ml Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 (KOH) autoclaved Pour the plates and streak living E.coli cells |
| 18281 | PROBION L AGAR | yes | Ingredients: Probion L 600 (Hoechst) 0.8% MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% CaCl2 x 2H2O 0.1% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 autoclaved |
| 18281 | SKIM MILK 1 AGAR | yes | Ingredients: cy-Agar 300 ml Skim milk (Oxoid) 15g H2O 60 ml Preparation / Remarks: 300 ml cy-agar autoclaved. Separately 15 g skim milk (Oxoid) in 60 ml water and exactly 15 min autoclaving at 115 °C. Mix the two and pour a thin layer on cy-plates. |
| 18281 | VY/2 AGAR | yes | Ingredients: Baker's yeast 0.5% (based on fresh weight) CaCl2 0.1% Agar 1.5% Vitamin B12 0.05 % Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 autoclaved |
Physiology and metabolism
observation
| @ref | observation |
|---|---|
| 18281 | Strong ability to Yeast lysis |
| 18281 | Strong ability of chitin decomposition |
| 18281 | Ability for casein degradation |
| 18281 | Ability for chitin degradation |
| 18281 | Ability for protein degradation |
| 18281 | Ability for Yeast lysis |
| 18281 | Ability for E. coli lysis |
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
- @ref: 18281
- sample type: soil with plant residues
- sampling date: 1987-05-01
- geographic location: Agadir
- country: Morocco
- origin.country: MAR
- continent: Africa
isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 |
|---|---|---|
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Soil |
| #Host | #Plants |
External links
@ref: 18281
Reference
| @id | authors | title | doi/url |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ | 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 |