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"Taxeobacter" sp. (Tx c2)

BacDive ID 22352

Type strain

Strain Designation Tx c2

Culture col. no. Tx c2

Special Collections Reichenbach collection

Tx c2 is a prokaryote that was isolated from bark pieces.

Name and taxonomic classification

Culture Collection Numbers

Tx c2

@ref 20215

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Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Bacteroidota

Class Cytophagia

Order Cytophagales

Family [Cytophagales, not assigned to family]

Genus "Taxeobacter"

Full scientific name Taxeobacter Reichenbach 1992

Synonyms (1)

"Taxeobacter"

Morphology

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 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.
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

@ref	Observation
18281	Ability for chitin degradation
18281	Ability for Yeast lysis

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host Body-Site	#Plant	#Bark

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
18281	bark pieces	1992-08-01	Michigan	USA	USA	North America

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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