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The Family Phaselicystidaceae

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The Prokaryotes

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Phaselicystidaceae belong to the suborder Sorangiineae in the order Myxococcales and are comprised of the monotypic genus Phaselicystis and the monotypic species P. flava. So far, all strains in this family have been isolated from soil samples and decomposing plant materials. The family is morphologically and chemo-physiologically distinct within Sorangiineae, with Polyangiaceae and Sandaracinaceae being closely related families based on 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic analysis. Phaselicystidaceae have a high GC content, typical for myxobacteria. Members of this family are bacteriolytic and non-cellulolytic. The family’s interesting and compelling application includes the production of the polyunsaturated fatty acid omega-6 arachidonic acid.

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  1. Department of Microbial Natural Products, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland – Helmholtz, Centre for Infection Research and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, Saarland University Campus, 15 11 50, 66041, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Ronald Garcia & Rolf Müller

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  1. Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Eugene Rosenberg

  2. Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Edward F. DeLong

  3. Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

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  4. Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

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  5. Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany

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  6. Laboratory of Microbiology, Institute of Biology, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Fabiano Thompson

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Garcia, R., Müller, R. (2014). The Family Phaselicystidaceae. In: Rosenberg, E., DeLong, E.F., Lory, S., Stackebrandt, E., Thompson, F. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39044-9_307

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