Myxococcus fulvus Mx f262 is a prokaryote that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil with plant residues.
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| Domain Pseudomonadati |
| 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 (1) |
| @ref | Forms multicellular complex | Complex name | |
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| 18281 | fruiting body |  |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18281 | CHITIN 3 AGAR | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive19884.20251217.10
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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