Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis Chambers, Sparks, Sydney, Livingstone, Cookson, and Whitworth 2020
- Dataset
- 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.
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Chambers, James, Sparks, Natalie, Sydney, Natashia, Livingstone, Paul G, Cookson, Alan R, Whitworth, David E (2020): 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 Biology and Evolution 12 (12): 2289-2302, DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa212, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaa212
Classification
- kingdom
- Bacteria
- phylum
- Proteobacteria
- class
- Deltaproteobacteria
- order
- Myxococcales
- family
- Myxococcaceae
- genus
- Pyxidicoccus
- species
- Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis
description
Vegetative cells are Gram-negative bacilli tapering slightly at the ends, measuring 0.7 – 0.8 m m 3.0 – 8.0 m m in electron micrographs. Colonies exhibit swarming motility and appear pale brown on VY- 2 agar (w / v 0.5 % dried baker’s yeast, 0.1 % CaCl 2 2 H 2 O, and 1.5 % agar). Fruiting bodies are irregular spheroids, orange in color. Aerobic growth was observed at 30 – 40 C and at pH 6.0 – 9.0. Growth was unaffected by the addition of 1 – 3 % NaCl. Hydrolyzes arginine, esculin, gelatin, p - nitrophenyl- B - D- galactopyranoside, and urea. Cells prey efficiently on Cl. nebraskensis DSM 7483, and with low efficiency upon E. coli TOP 10 and U. maydis DSM 14603. DNA GC content is 70.2 mol %. The draft genome sequence of CA 032 A T is available from GenBank (accession JAAIYA 01). The type strain (CA 032 A T ¼ NCCB 100776 T ¼ NBBC 114353 T) was isolated from soil collected in Carmarthen, UK (gridref 51.86 N 4.31 W).
etymology
Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis (caer. fyrdd. in. en’sis N. L. masc. adj. caerfyrddinensis from Caerfyrddin, reflecting its isolation from soil sampled near Carmarthen [the Anglicized name for Caerfyrddin], Wales [51.86 N 4.31 W]).
materials_examined
The type strain (CA 032 A T ¼ NCCB 100776 T ¼ NBBC 114353 T) was isolated from soil collected in Carmarthen, UK (gridref 51.86 N 4.31 W).