Myxococcus llanfair­pwll­gwyn­gyll­go­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­gochensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Myxococcota
Class: Myxococcia
Order: Myxococcales
Family: Myxococcaceae
Genus: Myxococcus
Species:
M. llanfair­pwll­gwyn­gyll­go­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­gochensis
Binomial name
Myxococcus llanfair­pwll­gwyn­gyll­go­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­gochensis
Chambers et al. 2020

Myxococcus llanfair­pwll­gwyn­gyll­go­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­gochensis is a gram-negative, rod-shaped species of myxobacteria found in soil.[1] It is a predator on other bacteria.

The ends of the rod-shaped vegetative cells taper slightly. The colonies are usually pale brown and show swarming motility. It produces orange, roughly spherical fruiting bodies. A draft sequence of its genome[2] showed significant differences from all previously known species of the genus Myxococcus.

The species was isolated from soil collected near the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, on the island of Anglesey in North Wales, and its specific name was given after the settlement's 58-character lengthened name (Llanfair­pwll­gwyn­gyll­go­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch),[1] which is the longest in Europe.[3]

The scientific name of this bacterial species is considered the longest name in the binomial nomenclature system, bearing 73 letters in total.

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References

  1. 1 2 Chambers, James; Sparks, Natalie; Sydney, Natasha; Livingstone, Paul G.; Cookson, Alan R.; Whitworth, David E. (6 October 2020). "Comparative genomics and pan-genomics of the Myxococcaceae, including a description of five novel species: Myxococcus eversor sp. nov., Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis sp. nov., Myxococcus vastator sp. nov., Pyxidicoccus caerfyrddinensis sp. nov. and Pyxidicoccus trucidator sp. nov". Genome Biology and Evolution. 12 (12): 2289–2302. doi:10.1093/gbe/evaa212. PMC 7846144. PMID 33022031.
  2. ↑ "Myxococcus Myxococcus sp. overview". GenBank. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Hoeller, Sophie-Claire (12 September 2015). "Here's the story behind the 58-letter town name in Wales that everyone is talking about". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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