Name: Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xan’thus. N.L. masc. adj. xanthus, yellow; from Gr. masc. adj. xanthos, yellow

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25232; CCUG 2079; CIP 107069; DSM 16526; IFO 13542; NBRC 13542

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB218205 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Beebe JM. The Morphology and Cytology of Myxococcus xanthus, N. Sp. J Bacteriol 1941; 42:193-223.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1572 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Beebe JM. The Morphology and Cytology of Myxococcus xanthus, N. Sp. J Bacteriol 1941; 42:193-223.

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Record number: 778568