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Cystobacter badius (Cb b15)

Name: Cystobacter badius (Cb b15)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 19793

Type strain

Strain Designation Cb b15

Culture col. no. Cb b15

NCBI tax ID(s) 394091

Special Collections Reichenbach collection

Cystobacter badius Cb b15 is a bacterium that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil with plant residues.

Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

Culture Collection Numbers

Cb b15

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:22:50

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Deltaproteobacteria

Order Myxococcales

Family Archangiaceae

Genus Cystobacter

Species Cystobacter badius

Full scientific name Cystobacter badius Reichenbach 2007

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Cystobacter badius** (20)	Type strain
3324	C. badius Cb b2, DSM 14723, CIP 109126, JCM 12623 (type strain)
3322	C. badius Sg h10, DSM 14738, DSM 53749
3323	C. badius Cb b11, DSM 14715
3325	C. badius Cb b1, DSM 52634
3326	C. badius Cb b3, DSM 52635
3327	C. badius Cb b4, DSM 52636
3328	C. badius Cb b5, DSM 52637
3329	C. badius Cb b7, DSM 52638
3330	C. badius Cb b9, DSM 52639
3331	C. badius Cb b10, DSM 52640
3332	C. badius Cb b12, DSM 52641
3333	C. badius Cb b13, DSM 52642
3334	C. badius Cb b16, DSM 52643
3335	C. badius Cb b18, DSM 52644
3336	C. badius Cb b19, DSM 52645
3337	C. badius Cb fe43, DSM 52781
3338	C. badius Cb fe50, DSM 52787
19794	C. badius Cb b14,
19795	C. badius Cb b17,
19805	C. badius Cb b21,

Morphology

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Forms multicellular complex	Complex name
18281		fruiting body

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Composition
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	COLE AGAR	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	TOLI AGAR	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	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
18281	KAN 17 AGAR	Ingredients: Baker's yeast 0.5% (based on fresh weight) CaCl2 0.1% Agar 1.5% Vitamine B12 0.5 µg/ml Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 autoclaved Combine with 1 g/L Kanamycin-sulfate and 0.1% MgSO4 x 7H2O (sterilized by filtration)

Physiology and metabolism

Observation

@ref	Observation
18281	Strong ability of chitin decomposition
18281	Ability for chitin degradation
18281	Ability for Yeast lysis
18281	Ability for E. coli lysis

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Environmental	#Terrestrial	#Soil
#Host	#Plants	-

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
18281	soil with plant residues	2000-05-01	near Quesna/El-Mnofya	Egypt	EGY	Africa

Interaction and safety

Sequence information

Genome-based predictions

Literature

References

#18281	Reichenbach, H.: Collection description and documentation of myxobacteria by H. Reichenbach, HZI (formerly GBF); Collection curr. located at the DSMZ . Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH:
#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. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )

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