Vulgatibacteraceae is a monotypic family of bacteria in the order Myxococcales, containing one species in one genus; ''Vulgatibacter incomptus''. The bacteria were first isolated from soil samples from

Yakushima is one of the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, in area, has a population of 13,178. It is accessible by hydrofoil ferry, car ferry, or by air to Yakushima Airport. Administratively, the island consists of the town ...

in 2014. The bacteria of this family are

motile Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently using metabolic energy. This biological concept encompasses movement at various levels, from whole organisms to cells and subcellular components. Motility is observed in animals, mi ...

rods, and, like all myxococcota, are

gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...

. The one species, ''Vulgatibacter incomptus'' (initially designated strain B00001^T) is believed to be most closely related to the species '' Cystobacter armeniaca'' and ''

Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans ''Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans'' is a species of bacteria. It is an aryl- halorespiring facultative anaerobic myxobacterium. Its cells are slender, gram-negative rods with a bright red pigmentation that exhibit gliding motility and form spore ...

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q26307000, from2=Q26306993, from3=Q26700331 Myxococcota Monotypic bacteria genera

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