Name: "Pseudomyxococcus xanthus" (Beebe 1941) Das et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KSAN-t^hus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 25232; CCUG 2079; CECT 422; CIP 107069; DSM 16526; DSM 6796; FB; IFO 13542; NBRC 13542; NCIB 9412; NCIMB 9412

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB218205 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Das J, Pal S, Negi A, Sundharam SS, Yadav A, Subramanian S, Sinha SK, Samanta J, Krishnamurthi S. Genomic insights into novel predatory myxobacteria isolated from human feces. Microbiol Spectr 2025; 13:e0214724. 🇮🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: "Pseudomyxococcus" Das et al. 2025

Assigned by: Das J, Pal S, Negi A, Sundharam SS, Yadav A, Subramanian S, Sinha SK, Samanta J, Krishnamurthi S. Genomic insights into novel predatory myxobacteria isolated from human feces. Microbiol Spectr 2025; 13:e0214724. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 65650