Pyxidicoccus trucidator 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 trucidator

description

Vegetative cells are Gram-negative bacilli tapering slightly at the ends, measuring 0.5 – 0.6 m m 3.0 – 6.0 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 – 37 C, at pH 6.0 – 9.0, and in 0 – 1 % NaCl. Hydrolyzes arginine, esculin, gelatin, p - nitrophenyl- B - D- galactopyranoside, and urea. Cells prey with low efficiency upon E. coli TOP 10, Cl. nebraskensis DSM 7483, and U. maydis DSM 14603. DNA GC content is 70.3 mol %. The draft genome sequence of CA 060 A T is available from GenBank (accession JAAIXZ 01). The type strain (CA 060 A T ¼ NCCB 100777 T ¼ NBRC 114505 T) was isolated from soil collected in Llansteffan, UK (gridref 51.77 N 4.39 W).

etymology

Pyxidicoccus trucidator (tru. ci’da. tor L. masc. n. trucidator the slaughterer, after its widespread cytotoxicity).

Name

Homonyms: Pyxidicoccus trucidator Chambers, Sparks, Sydney, Livingstone, Cookson, and Whitworth 2020