Living Beings

    genus · Scientific classification

    Myxococcus

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    Source-identified Myxococcus xanthus; Culture showing fruiting bodies and rippling behavior. Framed for display
    Myxococcus xanthus · Ronald Garcia · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Classification in context

    Lineage

    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainBacteria
    3. KingdomPseudomonadati
    4. PhylumMyxococcota
    5. ClassMyxococcia
    6. OrderMyxococcales
    7. FamilyMyxococcaceae
    8. GenusMyxococcus
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Bacteria domain
    3. Pseudomonadati kingdom
    4. Myxococcota phylum
    5. Myxococcia class
    6. Myxococcales order
    7. Cystobacterineae suborder
    8. Myxococcaceae family
    9. Myxococcus genus

    NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

    Records in this collection

    Principal members

    1 published profile in this branch.

    Myxococcus xanthus · species

    Within this taxon

    Published profiles

    Source-identified Myxococcus xanthus; Culture showing fruiting bodies and rippling behavior. Framed for display
    Species · Myxococcus

    Myxococcus xanthus

    Myxococcus xanthus

    Myxococcus xanthus is a social, surface-associated bacterium. Moving groups feed on other bacteria and can organize into fruiting bodies containing resistant spores.