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Archangium sp. (Ar 3854)

Name: Archangium sp. (Ar 3854)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 19934

Type strain

Strain Designation Ar 3854

Culture col. no. Ar 3854

NCBI tax ID(s) 1872627

Special Collections Reichenbach collection

Ar 3854 is a prokaryote that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil with plant residues.

Name and taxonomic classification

Culture Collection Numbers

Ar 3854

@ref 20215

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Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Deltaproteobacteria

Order Myxococcales

Family Archangiaceae

Genus Archangium

Full scientific name Archangium Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (1)

Angiococcus

Morphology

Multicellular morphology

@ref	Forms multicellular complex	Complex name
18281		fruiting body

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	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	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	HP6 AGAR	Ingredients: Na-glutaminate 1% MgSO4x7H2O 0.1% Yeast extract (Difco) 0.1% Vitamin B12 0.5 g/ml Glucose 0.5% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 autoclaved Autoclaving glucose separately
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	SKIM MILK 1 AGAR	Ingredients: cy-Agar 300 ml Skim milk (Oxoid) 15g H2O 60 ml Preparation / Remarks: 300 ml cy-agar autoclaved. Separately 15 g skim milk (Oxoid) in 60 ml water and exactly 15 min autoclaving at 115 °C. Mix the two and pour a thin layer on cy-plates.
18281	SKIM MILK 2 AGAR	Ingredients: cy-Agar 300 ml Skim milk (Oxoid) 15g H2O 60 ml Preparation / Remarks: 300 ml cy-agar autoclaved. Separately 15 g skim milk (Oxoid) in 60 ml water and exactly 15 min autoclaving at 115 °C. Mix the two and pour a thin layer on CA2-plates.
18281	SKIM MILK 3 AGAR	Ingredients: cy-Agar 300 ml Skim milk (Oxoid) 15g H2O 60 ml Preparation / Remarks: 300 ml cy-agar autoclaved. Separately 15 g skim milk (Oxoid) in 60 ml water and exactly 15 min autoclaving at 115 °C. Mix the two and pour a thin layer on CYG2-plates.
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	XYLAN 3 AGAR	Ingredients: Xylan 0.5% (NH4)2SO4 0.05% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 Pour after autoclaving as a thin cover layer on CyG2 Grundagar Xylan (Serva pure molecular weight ~ 25000)

Physiology and metabolism

Observation

@ref	Observation
18281	Strong ability to Yeast lysis
18281	Strong ability of chitin decomposition
18281	Ability for casein degradation
18281	No ability for chitin degradation
18281	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 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	1988-03-01	near Uschi	South Africa	ZAF	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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