Myxococcota

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

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.

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