NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VEGETATIVE GROWTH OF MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS
- 1 August 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 84 (2), 250-+
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.84.2.250-257.1962
Abstract
This investigation was part of a program to clarify the environmental regulation of fruiting-body formation in a fruiting myxobacterium. By use of a dispersed-growing strain of Myxococcus xanthus the nutritional requirements for vegetative growth have been defined. Exponential growth will take place on a medium containing 17 amino-acids and salts. The generation time is 8 to 10 hr. Various optima have been established. There are no requirements for exogenous vitamins; and, with the exception of glycogen, a variety of organic materials do not significantly stimulate growth.Keywords
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