
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.3727
Name	Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Myxococcus xanthus
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.3727
Type Strain representative organism	FB^T (=DSM 16526 =NCIMB 9412 =CIP 107069 =NBRC 13542 =IFO 13542 =ATCC 25232 =NCIB 9412 =CCUG 2079 =ATCC 19368)


Proper Form	Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Myxococcus xanthus was originally described by Beebe 1941. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Myxococcus xanthus Beebe 1941 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.3727.
Source File	10.1601/nm.3727.xml


This information was last reviewed on February 28, 2018.

References

Beebe JM. The Morphology and Cytology of Myxococcus xanthus, N. Sp. J Bacteriol 1941; 42:193-223. [PubMed].
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.