Strain identifier
BacDive ID: 9981
Type strain: 
Species: Myxococcus xanthus
Strain Designation: Mx x1
Strain history: <- H. Reichenbach, Mx x1
NCBI tax ID(s): 34 (species)
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General
@ref: 205
BacDive-ID: 9981
DSM-Number: 435
keywords: Bacteria, mesophilic
description: Myxococcus xanthus Mx x1 is a mesophilic bacterium that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil with roots.
NCBI tax id
- NCBI tax id: 34
- Matching level: species
strain history
- @ref: 205
- history: <- H. Reichenbach, Mx x1
doi: 10.13145/bacdive9981.20230509.8.1
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: 205
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 x1
type strain: no
Morphology
multicellular morphology
- @ref: 18281
- forms multicellular complex: yes
- complex name: fruiting body
multimedia
- @ref: 205
- multimedia content: https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/photos/DSM_435.jpg
- caption: vegetative cells (rods, up to 8 µm long) and myxospores (refractile cocci, 1.7-2.2 µm in diameter)
- intellectual property rights: © Leibniz-Institut DSMZ
Culture and growth conditions
culture medium
| @ref | name | growth | link | composition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | VY/2 AGAR (DSMZ Medium 9) | yes | https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/9 | 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 |
| 205 | MD1-MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1118) | yes | https://mediadive.dsmz.de/medium/1118 | Name: MD1-MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1118) Composition: Casitone 3.0 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 2.0 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.7 g/l Vitamin B12 0.0005 g/l EDTA 0.0005 g/l FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.0002 g/l H3BO3 3e-05 g/l CoCl2 x 6 H2O 2e-05 g/l ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 1e-05 g/l MnCl2 x 4 H2O 3e-06 g/l Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3e-06 g/l NiCl2 x 6 H2O 2e-06 g/l CuCl2 x 2 H2O 1e-06 g/l Distilled water |
culture temp
- @ref: 205
- growth: positive
- type: growth
- temperature: 30
- range: mesophilic
Isolation, sampling and environmental information
isolation
- @ref: 205
- sample type: soil with roots
- country: Liberia
- origin.country: LBR
- continent: Africa
isolation source categories
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 |
|---|---|---|
| #Environmental | #Terrestrial | #Soil |
| #Host Body-Site | #Plant | #Root (Rhizome) |
Safety information
risk assessment
- @ref: 205
- biosafety level: 1
- biosafety level comment: Risk group (German classification)
External links
@ref: 205
culture collection no.: DSM 435
straininfo link
- @ref: 79360
- straininfo: 47177
Reference
| @id | authors | catalogue | doi/url | title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | Curators of the DSMZ | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSM 435) | https://www.dsmz.de/collection/catalogue/details/culture/DSM-435 | |
| 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 | |
| 79360 | Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J. | 10.60712/SI-ID47177.1 | StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers |