Myxococcus xanthus

slime bacterium
Taxon taxon Q142803
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Myxococcus xanthus

Summary

Myxococcus xanthus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Myxococcus xanthus received the Mikrobe des Jahres[3].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's instance of is recorded as model organism[5].
  • Myxococcus xanthus is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • Myxococcus xanthus is classified within Myxococcus[7].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's location of discovery is recorded as Huangdao District[8].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's scientific name is Myxococcus xanthus[9].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's Commons category is recorded as Myxococcus xanthus[10].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Myxococcus xanthus[11].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's Commons gallery is recorded as Myxococcus xanthus[12].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's main food source is recorded as bacteria[13].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. xanthus'}[14].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/myxococcus-xanthus[15].
  • Myxococcus xanthus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[16].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Myxococcus xanthus is Myxococcus xanthus[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It is classified within Myxococcus[7].

Identifiers

Myxococcus xanthus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34[17]. Myxococcus xanthus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 975029[18]. Myxococcus xanthus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3220583[19]. Myxococcus xanthus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 963969[20].

Why It Matters

Myxococcus xanthus ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month, #1,596 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Myxococcus xanthus receive?

Honors received include Mikrobe des Jahres[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . vaam.de. Retrieved . vaam.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Myxococcus
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon, model organism
    Award received Mikrobe des Jahres
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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