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Myxococcus

genus of bacteria
Taxon taxon Q3331909
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Myxococcus

Summary

Myxococcus is a taxon[1]. Myxococcus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Myxococcus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Myxococcus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Myxococcus is classified within Myxococcaceae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Myxococcus is Myxococcus[6].
  • The taxonomic type of Myxococcus is Myxococcus fulvus[7].
  • Myxococcus's LPSN URL is recorded as http://www.bacterio.net/myxococcus.html[8].
  • Myxococcus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[9].

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Classification

Myxococcus's scientific name is Myxococcus[6]. Myxococcus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Myxococcus belongs to the parent taxon Myxococcaceae[5]. The taxonomic type of Myxococcus is Myxococcus fulvus[7].

Identifiers

Myxococcus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 32[10]. Myxococcus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46587782[11]. Myxococcus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3220562[12]. Myxococcus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 957648[13].

Why It Matters

Myxococcus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] Myxococcus has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomic type → Myxococcus fulvus
    Parent taxon → Myxococcaceae
    Gram staining → gram-negative bacteria
    Instance of → taxon
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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