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Myxococcus xanthus

The Coolest Bacteria

PROOF!!!

Presentation for Mrs.


James' Bio II class
Scientific Stuff
Name: Myxococcus xanthus
Classification:
-Actually is rod-shaped (have rounded
ends so its a coccus)
-Chemoorganotrophic (chemohetero,
basically)
-Aerobic (need oxygen)
More Scientific Stuff
Habitat Organic soil (has to have pH 5- 8)
Can also live in rockier terrain

Special Adaptations
- 2 types of locomotion
1. Type IV Pilli (used as a hook)
2. Mucus Secretion (helps it move in a 'gliding' fashion)

- Has a multi-cellular synchronizing mechanism


-Can talk with other cells to work together against a common prey -
Can form endospores when food is not available
Last of Science Stuff
Not disease-causing (not harmful to
humans)
Gram-negative
Environmental Impact/ Function
- Kills lots of bacteria
Cool Stuff It is used (and still being
studied) to kill harmful bacteria and fungi
and is used to make antibodies which can
fight off yeasts, mold, and enterobacteria.
Cool Stuff - 2 Mutations
This mutation has This mutation has
what is called what is called
Adventurous Social Motility (S)
Motility (A)

39 seconds 12 seconds
More Cool Stuff
Now is being researched to make a
medicine called Taxol that can target
breast-cancer cells
Genome is 9.14 Mb (not mega-bytes but
Mega base which is 1,000,000 base-pairs)
Mass of 100,000
Myxococcus Xanthus
cells with their visable
spores
Hyperlinks
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=coolest+bacteria&rlz=1R2ADSA_enUS349&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&o
q=
http://rlv.zcache.com/support_bacteria_funny_mens_t_shirt-p235401265518966672qdvq_400.jpg
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Myxococcus_xanthus
http://cmgm.stanford.edu/devbio/kaiserlab/about_myxo/about_myxococcus.html
http://www.devbio.uga.edu/gallery/2.html
http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Myxococcus

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