Erratum: Comparative genomics and pan-genomics of the Myxococcaceae, including a description of five novel species: Myxococcus eversor sp. nov., Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis sp. nov., Myxococcus vastator sp. nov., Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis sp. nov. and Pyxidicoccus trucidator sp. nov. (Genome Biology and Evolution (2020) 12:12 (2289-2302) DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa212)

James Chambers, Natalie Sparks, Natashia Sydney, Paul G. Livingstone, Alan R. Cookson, David E. Whitworth*

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Abstract

In the species descriptions of the species Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis sp. nov., Myxococcus vastator sp. nov., and Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis sp. nov.The acronyms of the culture collections to which the type strains were deposited contained typographic errors. The corrected species descriptions are provided below: SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis sp. nov. Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis, (llan.fair.pwll.gwyn.gyll.gog.er.ych.wyrn.-dro.bwllll.ant.ysil.iog.ogogoch.en sis. N.L. masc. adj. llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis, pertaining to llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, reflecting its isolation from soil collected in that parish [gridref 53.22_N 4.19_W]). Vegetative cells are Gram-negative bacilli tapering slightly at the ends, measuring 0.4-0.6 mm x 4.0-7.0 mm in electron micrographs. Colonies exhibit swarming motility and appear pale brown on VY-2 agar (w/v 0.5% dried baker s yeast, 0.1% CaCl2.2H2O, 1.5% agar). Fruiting bodies are irregular spheroids, orange in colour. Aerobic growth was observed at 30 oC and 35 oC, and at pH 5.0-9.0. Growth was unaffected by the addition of 1-4% NaCl. Hydrolyses esculin, gelatine, p-nitrophenyl-b-D galactopyranoside and urea. Assimilates N-Acetyl-glucosamine, adipate, arabinose, glucose, malate, maltose, mannitol, mannose and phenyl acetate. Cells prey with low efficiency upon Escherichia coli TOP10, Clavibacter nebraskensis DSM 7483 and Ustilago maydis. DNA GC content is 68.7 mol%. The draft genome sequence of AM401T is available from GenBank (Accession VIFM00000000). The type strain (AM401T = NBRC 114351T = NCCB 100770T) was isolated from soil collected in the parish of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, United Kingdom [gridref 53.22_N 4.19_W].

Original languageEnglish
Article numberevab040
JournalGenome Biology and Evolution
Volume13
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Apr 2021

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