Query: NC_014830:1871135 Intrasporangium calvum DSM 43043 chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Intrasporangium calvum; Intrasporangium; Intrasporangiaceae; Actinomycetales; Actinobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Country: Russia; Environment: Air; Isolation: Air in a school dining room; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C; The organism was isolated on a meat-extract peptone agar plate from the air in aschool dining room. This organism produces branching mycelium and produces sporangia intercalary in the mycelial hyphae.
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General Information: This organism, like other myxobacteria, undergoes a complex development and differentiation pathway. When cell density increases, the organism switches to "social motility" where aggregates of cells can gather together into masses termed fruiting bodies that may consist of up to 100 000 cells. The motility system is not dependent on flagella like most bacteria, but instead relies on twitching pili: short extracellular appendages that may function analogously to oars in a rowboat. The myxobacteria have proved to be a rich source of novel natural products. Myxococcus fulvus produces a number of antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic substances which are being studies for therapeutic applications.