Species Myxococcus fulvus

Name: Myxococcus fulvus (Cohn 1875) Jahn 1911 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Micrococcus fulvus" Cohn 1875

Etymology: ful’vus. L. masc. adj. fulvus, deep yellow, reddish yellow, gold-colored, tawny

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-xo-KOK-kus FUL-wus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25199; DSM 16525; NBRC 100333; NCIMB 13349

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB218224 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jahn E. Myxobacteriales. Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg 1911; 5:187-206.

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, lectotype

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Micrococcus fulvus" Cohn 1875	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Thaxter R. On the Myxobacteriaceae, a new order of Schizomycetes. Botanical Gazette 1892; 17:389-406.
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 71 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jahn E. Myxobacteriales. Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg 1911; 5:187-206.

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