Myxococcus fulvus (DSM 52120, Mx f540)
BacDive ID
9639
Type strain
Strain Designation
Mx f540
NCBI tax ID(s)
33
Special Collections
DSMZ
Reichenbach collection
History
DSMZ <- H. Reichenbach, GBF; Mx f540
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Myxococcus fulvus Mx f540 is a bacterium that builds a fruiting body and was isolated from soil with plant residues.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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Last LPSN update
2026-05-29 08:27:08 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| 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) |
Morphology
Multicellular morphology
| @ref | Forms multicellular complex | Complex name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18281 | fruiting body |  |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13704 | VY/2 AGAR (DSMZ Medium 9) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: VY/2 AGAR (DSMZ Medium 9) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Baker's yeast 5.0 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 1.36 g/l Vitamin B12 0.0005 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13704 | positive | growth | 28 |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive9639.20260601.11
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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