Sorangium cellulosum (So ce655)
BacDive ID
20504
Type strain
Strain Designation
So ce655
Culture col. no.
So ce655
NCBI tax ID(s)
56
Special Collections
Reichenbach collection
Sorangium cellulosum So ce655 is a bacterium that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from loamy soil beneath evergreen trees.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
Culture Collection Numbers
So ce655| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:29:45 |
| 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 | CA13 AGAR | Ingredients: Stock solution 1 (in 100ml): (NH4)2SO4 0.5g 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 | 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 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 | KAN 5 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 250 mg/L Kanamycin-sulfate (sterilized by filtration) | | |
| 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 | 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 | STAN 21 AGAR with Filter | Ingredients: 1. Agar 1% K2HPO4 0.1% Yeast extract (Difco) 0.002% 2. (NH4)2SO4 0.1% MgSO4 x 7H2O 0.1% CaCl2 x 2H2O 0.1% MnSO4 x H2O 0.01% FeCl3 x 6H2O 0.02% MnSO4 x 7H2O 0.01% FeCl3 0.02% Traceelement-solution 1ml to 100 ml Preparation / Remarks: 1. in 2/3 of the volume after autoclaving 1 + 2 together and pour plates. Hang up a sterile-filter paper | | |
| 18281 | TOLI AGAR Kan4 | Ingredients: Agar (Difco) 1.5% CaCl2 0.1% Cycloheximide 2.5 mg per 100 ml Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 (KOH) autoclaved w-agar with 2.5 mg of cycloheximide per 100 ml, the antibiotic is filter sterilized and added to the agar just before pouring Cycloheximide does not seem to affect growth of myxobakteria, whereas fungi and amoebae are often inhibited. Combine with 250 mg/L Kanamycin-sulfate (sterilized by filtration) 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 | |
Physiology and metabolism
Observation
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive20504.20260601.11
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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