Myxococcaceae

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Myxococcaceae
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Myxococcota
Class: Myxococcia
Order: Myxococcales
Family: Myxococcaceae
Jahn 1924
Genera
Synonyms
  • Archangiaceae Jahn 1924
  • Cystobacteraceae McCurdy 1970

Myxococcaceae is a family of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria. [1] The family Myxococcaceae is encompassed within the myxobacteria ("slime bacteria"). The family is ubiquitously found in soils, marine, and freshwater environments. Production of compounds with medical uses by Myxococcaceae makes them useful in human health fields.

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Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) [3]

16S rRNA based LTP_08_2023 [4] [5] [6] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214 [7] [8] [9]

Stigmatella Berkeley & Curtis 1857 ex Berkeley & Curtis 1875

Cystobacter gracilis

Hyalangium Reichenbach 2007

Simulacricoccus Garcia & Muller 2018

Aggregicoccus Sood et al. 2015

Archanigium Jahn et al. 1924

Cystobacter miniatus

Melittangium Jahn 1924

Cystobacter Schroeter 1886

Citreicoccus Zhou et al. 2022

Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007

Myxococcus Thaxter 1892

Aggregicoccus

Archanigium

Melittangium

Cystobacter

Hyalangium

Stigmatella

Citreicoccus

Myxococcus

Corallococcus

Morphology and Behavior

Cells can be motile with gliding and swarming behavior. The vegetative cell shape in the Myxococcaceae family is long rods, which vary in size between members. The most common fruiting body morphs are soft hump and knob shaped with possible colors of yellow, peach, white, or orange depending on species. Myxococcaceae are spore producing bacteria and are delineated by their spore shape. The myxospores are oval to round and are optically refractive. [10] Quorum sensing (QS) behavior is limited in this family. However, there is evidence that some members of the family produce molecules that interrupt the QS of other microbes, behavior potentially useful in predation. [11]

Relevance

Bacteria in the order of Myxococcales have led to scientific discoveries including the first genome to be sequenced, the primary observation of plasmid replication, and the first discovery of bacteriophage. Members of the Myxococcaceae produce a wide range of secondary metabolites having useful functions and applications. Compounds with anti-microbial, anti-parasitic, and in rare cases, anti-HIV activities have been isolated from the Myxococcaceae. [10]

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