title: Distribution of Sorangium cellulosum.
abstract: The myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum exists and plays an important role in soil ecology by its ability to degrade cellulosic materials; it was found to be widely distributed in North American soils.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism; D012621:Seasons; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose