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. 2008 Nov;58(Pt 11):2607-9.
doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.2008/001859-0.

Reclassification of Myxococcus flavescens Yamanaka et al. 1990VP as a later synonym of Myxococcus virescens Thaxter 1892AL

Elke Lang  1 , Reiner M Kroppenstedt, Bettina Sträubler, Erko Stackebrandt
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Reclassification of Myxococcus flavescens Yamanaka et al. 1990VP as a later synonym of Myxococcus virescens Thaxter 1892AL

Elke Lang et al. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

The taxonomic relatedness between the species Myxococcus flavescens and Myxococcus virescens was investigated. Literature data had already indicated the synonymy between the two species but this observation had not been formalized. Additional evidence that the two taxa represent a single species was provided by comparison of metabolic properties, cellular fatty acid profiles and from a DNA-DNA reassociation value of >80 %. Data from this study led to the proposal that M. flavescens should be reclassified as a later synonym of M. virescens.

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