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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Myxococcus eversor

Name: Myxococcus eversor Chambers et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.ver’sor. L. masc. n. eversor, the destroyer, reflecting its destruction of prey cells

Pronunciation, gender: e-WER-sor, masculine

Type strain: AB053B; NBRC 114350; NCCB 100767

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JAAIXY010000049 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chambers J, Sparks N, Sydney N, Livingstone PG, Cookson AR, Whitworth DE. Comparative Genomics and Pan-Genomics of the Myxococcaceae, including a Description of Five Novel Species: Myxococcus eversor sp. nov., Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis sp. nov., Myxococcus vastator sp. nov., Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis sp. nov., and Pyxidicoccus trucidator sp. nov. Genome Biol Evol 2020; 12:2289-2302.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 198. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4688.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Chambers J, Sparks N, Sydney N, Livingstone PG, Cookson AR, Whitworth DE. Comparative Genomics and Pan-Genomics of the Myxococcaceae, including a Description of Five Novel Species: Myxococcus eversor sp. nov., Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis sp. nov., Myxococcus vastator sp. nov., Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis sp. nov., and Pyxidicoccus trucidator sp. nov. Genome Biol Evol 2020; 12:2289-2302.

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Record number: 18986
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