title: Reclassification of Myxococcus flavescens Yamanaka et al. 1990VP as a later synonym of Myxococcus virescens Thaxter 1892AL.
abstract: The taxonomic relatedness between the species Myxococcus flavescens and Myxococcus virescens was investigated. Literature data had already indicated the synonymy between the two species but this observation had not been formalized. Additional evidence that the two taxa represent a single species was provided by comparison of metabolic properties, cellular fatty acid profiles and from a DNA-DNA reassociation value of >80 %. Data from this study led to the proposal that M. flavescens should be reclassified as a later synonym of M. virescens.
authors.affiliation: DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstr. 7B, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany. ela@dsmz.de
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Reiner M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kroppenstedt
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sträubler
authors.forename: Erko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stackebrandt
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016940:Myxococcus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S