The Myxococcota are a phylum of bacteria known as the fruiting gliding bacteria. All species of this group are Gram-negative. They are predominantly aerobic genera that release myxospores in unfavorable environments.
Myxococcota Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria Kingdom: Pseudomonadati Phylum: Myxococcota Waite et al. 2021 Classes Bradymonadia "Kuafubacteriia" Myxococcia Polyangiia Synonyms Deltabacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002 Deltaproteobacteria Kuever et al. 2006 "Myxococcia" Cavalier-Smith 2020 "Myxococcota" Waite et al. 2020
Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
120 conserved single-copy marker and rRNA genes 16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024 120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220 Myxococcia Myxococcales Anaeromyxobacteraceae
Vulgatibacteraceae
Myxococcaceae
Polyangiia Nannocystales Nannocystaceae
Haliangiales Kofleriaceae
Polyangiales Sandaracinaceae
Polyangiaceae
Bradymonadia Microvenatoraceae
Bradymonadaceae
Lujinxingiaceae
Bradymonadales
Myxococcia Anaeromyxobacteraceae
Vulgatibacteraceae
Myxococcaceae
Myxococcales
Polyangiia Haliangiales Haliangiaceae [incl. Kofleriaceae]
Nannocystales Nannocystaceae
Polyangiales Sandaracinaceae
Polyangiaceae
"Kuafubacteriia" "Kuafubacteriales" "Kuafubacteriaceae" [WYAZ01]
Myxococcia Myxococcales Anaeromyxobacteraceae
Vulgatibacteraceae
Myxococcaceae
Bradymonadia Bradymonadales Bradymonadaceae [incl. Lujinxingiaceae; Microvenatoraceae]
Polyangiia Haliangiales Haliangiaceae
Nannocystales Nannocystaceae
Polyangiales Sandaracinaceae
Polyangiaceae
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