Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 20191
Type strain: 
Species: Myxococcus fulvus
Strain Designation: Mx f542
NCBI tax ID(s): 33 (species)
version 8.1 (current version)
General
@ref: 18281
BacDive-ID: 20191
keywords: Bacteria
description: Myxococcus fulvus Mx f542 is a bacterium that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 33
- Matching level: species
doi: 10.13145/bacdive20191.20230509.8.1
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 fulvus
- full scientific name: Myxococcus fulvus (Cohn 1875) Jahn 1911 (Approved Lists 1980)
synonyms
- @ref: 20215
- synonym: Micrococcus fulvus
@ref: 18281
domain: Bacteria
phylum: Proteobacteria
class: Deltaproteobacteria
order: Myxococcales
family: Myxococcaceae
genus: Myxococcus
species: Myxococcus fulvus
full scientific name: Myxococcus fulvus
strain designation: Mx f542
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 6 AGAR | yes | Ingredients: 1. Basal agar: Casitone (Difco) 0.1% Yeast extract (Difco) 0.05% MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% Agar 1.2% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 30 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (22.5 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium 2. Covering agar (thin layer): MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% K2HPO4 0.02% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 30 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (22.5 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium |
| 18281 | CHITIN 7 AGAR | yes | Covering agar (thin layer): MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% K2HPO4 0.02% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 After autoclaving add 30 mL of sterile Chitin suspension (22.5 g/L Chitin in H2O) to 100 mL of the medium and pour on w-agar 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 | Myx MEDIUM | no | Ingredients: Peptone (Difco) 1% Glucose 1% Yeast extract (Difco) 0.1% Phosphate buffer 0.01 M pH 6.5 Aerobacter aerogenes (sterilized with formalin) 500 mg/L (dry weight) as described by Kerr, N.S. (1963) The Growth of Myxamoebae of the True Slime Mould, Didymium nigripes, in Axenic Culture. J Gen Microbiol 32: 409-416. |
| 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 | TOLI AGAR | yes | Ingredients: CaCl2 x 2 H2O1.3g Agar (Difco)15.0g Distilled water1000.0ml Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 (KOH) autoclaved Pour the plates and streak autoclaved E.coli cells |
| 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 | No 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
- sampling date: 1999-08-01
- geographic location: near Braunschweig
- country: Germany
- origin.country: DEU
- continent: Europe
isolation source categories
- Cat1: #Environmental
- Cat2: #Terrestrial
- Cat3: #Soil
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 |