| enhygromyxa salina gen. nov., sp. nov., a slightly halophilic myxobacterium isolated from the coastal areas of japan. | six isolates of novel marine myxobacteria, designated strains shk-1t, smk-1-1, smk-1-3, smk-10, skk-2, and smp-6, were obtained from various coastal samples (mud, sands and algae) collected around japan. all of the isolates had gram-negative rod-shaped cells, motile by gliding and grew aerobically. they showed bacteriolytic action, fruiting body formation, and nacl requirement for growth with an optimum concentration of 1.0-2.0% (w/v). in addition, divalent cationic components of seawater, such ... | 2003 | 12866845 |
| expanded phylogeny of myxobacteria and evidence for cultivation of the 'unculturables'. | an expanded neighbour-joining tree of myxobacteria is presented based on the analysis of 16s rrna gene sequences of 101 strains (including types) representing 3 suborders, 6 families, 20 genera, 46 species, and 12 other novel taxa. the distinctions amongst members of the three suborders (sorangiineae, cytobacterineae and nannocystineae) are reaffirmed. the positions of anaerobic myxobacteria, novel groups (pyxidicoccus and several cystobacter species) in cystobacterineae, the marine genera (ples ... | 2010 | 20807581 |
| marine myxobacteria as a source of antibiotics--comparison of physiology, polyketide-type genes and antibiotic production of three new isolates of enhygromyxa salina. | three myxobacterial strains, designated swb004, swb005 and swb006, were obtained from beach sand samples from the pacific ocean and the north sea. the strains were cultivated in salt water containing media and subjected to studies to determine their taxonomic status, the presence of genes for the biosynthesis of polyketides and antibiotic production. 16s rdna sequence analysis revealed the type strain enhygromyxa salina shk-1(t) as their closest homolog, displaying between 98% (swb005) and 99% ( ... | 2010 | 20948900 |