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The order Polyangiaceae is redefined to include only those myxobacters with cylindrical cells, It includes all organisms formerly included in the Sorangiaceae and the genera Chondromyces and Synangium. A new family, the Cystobacteraceae, type species Cystobacter fuscus (Polyangium fuscum), is erected for sporangial myxobacters with tapered vegetative cells. It includes the genera Stigmatella and Podangium in addition to Cystobacter.
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