title: Byssovorax cruenta gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev., a cellulose-degrading myxobacterium: rediscovery of 'Myxococcus cruentus' Thaxter 1897.
abstract: A rare, cellulose-decomposing myxobacterium is described, and a new genus name, Byssovorax, is proposed for it. The organism is almost certainly identical to the species 'Myxococcus cruentus' Thaxter 1897, and that species epithet is therefore revived for the novel bacterium: the type strain of Byssovorax cruenta gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev. is strain By c2(T) (=DSM 14553(T)=CIP 108850(T)). The G+C content of its DNA is 69.9 mol%. The 16S rRNA gene sequence shows that the species belongs to the family Polyangiaceae, suborder 'Sorangineae', of the Myxococcales. An emended description of the organism is given.
authors.affiliation: GBF - Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reichenbach
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Mascheroder Weg 1b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Mascheroder Weg 1b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Mascheroder Weg 1b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany.
authors.forename: Cathrin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spröer
mesh_terms: D001482:Base Composition; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009231:Myxococcales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016940:Myxococcus / Q000145:classification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002482:Cellulose