Sorangium cellulosum (So ce263)
BacDive ID
18718
Type strain
Strain Designation
So ce263
Culture col. no.
So ce263
NCBI tax ID(s)
56
Special Collections
Reichenbach collection
Sorangium cellulosum So ce263 is a bacterium that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
Culture Collection Numbers
So ce263| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:29:18 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Deltaproteobacteria |
| Order Polyangiales |
| Family Polyangiaceae |
| Genus Sorangium |
| Species Sorangium cellulosum |
| Full scientific name Sorangium cellulosum (Brockman 1989 ex Imshenetski and Solntseva 1936) Reichenbach 2007 |
| Synonyms (1) |
Morphology
Multicellular morphology
| @ref | Forms multicellular complex | Complex name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18281 | fruiting body |  |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18281 | CA2 AGAR | Ingredients: Stock solution 1 (in 100ml): KNO3 7.5g K2HPO4 7.5g Stock solution 2 (in 100ml): MgSO4 x 7H2O 1.5g Stock solution 3 (in 100ml): CaCl2 0.2g FeCl3 0.15g Basal medium: Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: after autoclaving to: a) 1% (v/v) of the 3 stock solutions b) 1% glucose c) trace elements | | |
| 18281 | CHITIN 6 AGAR | 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 | 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 | Myx MEDIUM | 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. | |
Physiology and metabolism
Observation
| 18281 | ObservationNo ability for chitin degradation | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive18718.20251217.10
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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