Myxococcaceae

Myxococcaceae is a family of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria.[3] It belongs to the suborder Crystobacterineae in order Myxococales and comprises four genera validly described as Myxococcus, Corallococcus, Pyxidicoccus,[4] and Aggregicoccus;[1] joined by Simulacricoccus (only NCBI).[2] The family Myxococcaceae covers the best explored and studied myxobacteria with a wide scope of research.

Myxococcaceae
Scientific classification
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Delta Proteobacteria
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Myxococcaceae
Genera

References

  1. UniProt: Taxonomy - Aggregicoccus (GENUS)
  2. NCBI: Simulacricoccus (genus)
  3. Skerman VBD et al. (1980) Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. (editors). "Approved lists of bacterial names." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30. pp. 225-420. doi:10.1099/00207713-30-1-225
  4. Garcia, Ronald; Müller, Rolf (November 20, 2014). The Family Myxococcaceae. The Prokaryotes. pp. 191–212. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39044-9_303. ISBN 978-3-642-39043-2.


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