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Cystobacter armeniaca (Cb a26)

Name: Cystobacter armeniaca (Cb a26)
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BacDive ID 22517

Type strain

Strain Designation Cb a26

Culture col. no. Cb a26

NCBI tax ID(s) 394090

Special Collections Reichenbach collection

Cystobacter armeniaca Cb a26 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 a26

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:23:31

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Deltaproteobacteria

Order Myxococcales

Family Archangiaceae

Genus Cystobacter

Species Cystobacter armeniaca

Full scientific name Cystobacter armeniaca Reichenbach 2007

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Cystobacter armeniaca** (23)	Type strain
3300	C. armeniaca Cb a1, DSM 14710, CIP 109127, JCM 12622 (type strain)
3301	C. armeniaca Cb a3, DSM 14711
3302	C. armeniaca Cb a2, DSM 52616
3303	C. armeniaca Cb a4, DSM 52617
3304	C. armeniaca Cb a5, DSM 52618
3305	C. armeniaca Cb a6, DSM 52619
3306	C. armeniaca Cb a7, DSM 52620
3307	C. armeniaca Cb a8, DSM 52621
3308	C. armeniaca Cb a9, DSM 52622
3309	C. armeniaca Cb a11, DSM 52623
3310	C. armeniaca Cb a12, DSM 52624
3311	C. armeniaca Cb a13, DSM 52625
3312	C. armeniaca Cb a14, DSM 52626
3313	C. armeniaca Cb a15, DSM 52627
3314	C. armeniaca Cb a16, DSM 52628
3315	C. armeniaca Cb a17, DSM 52629
3316	C. armeniaca Cb a19, DSM 52630
3317	C. armeniaca Cb a22, DSM 52631
3318	C. armeniaca Cb a23, DSM 52632
3319	C. armeniaca Cb a25, DSM 52633
22463	C. armeniaca Cb a10,
22496	C. armeniaca Cb a20,
22505	C. armeniaca Cb a18,

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	CY-AGAR	Ingredients: Casitone(Difco) 0.3% yeast extract 0.1% CaCl2 0.1% Agar 1.5% Preparation / Remarks: pH 7.2 (KOH) autoclaved
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

Physiology and metabolism

Observation

@ref	Observation
18281	No 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	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent
18281	soil with plant residues	near Dayrot/Asut	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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