Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis

Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis is a gram-negative, rod-shaped species of myxobacteria found in soil.[1] It is a predator on other bacteria.

Myxococcus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Delta Proteobacteria
Order:
Myxococcales
Family:
Myxococcaceae
Genus:
Myxococcus
Species:
M. llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis
Binomial name
Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis

The ends of the rod-shaped vegetative cells taper slightly. The colonies are pale brown and show swarming motility. It produces orange, roughly spherical fruiting bodies.

A draft sequence of its genome[2] showed significant differences from all previously known species of the genus Myxococcus.

It was isolated from soil collected near the settlement of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, on the island of Anglesey in North Wales and was named after this location.

References
  1. Chambers, James; Sparks, Natalie; Sydney, Natasha; Livingstone, Paul G.; Cookson, Alan R.; Whitworth, David E. (6 October 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 Evolution: 27. doi:10.1093/gbe/evaa212. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. "Myxococcus Myxococcus sp. overview". GenBank. Retrieved 30 November 2020.


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