Growth and Nutritional Requirements

Myxobacteria have a reputation of being particularly fastidious organisms, but in fact many species can be grown in pure culture. As with all other microorganisms, myxobacteria exhibit peculiarities, of course, but they do not have unusual or particularly complex nutrient and growth requirements. In general, there are two nutritional types among the myxobacteria Most species are characterized 

Quite a number of myxobacterial natural products have been produced by cultivation of the respective species in large-scale fermenters, which is often achieved on technical media. This includes processes for generating potential agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals such as the cUnically used anticancer compound epothilone (see Section 12.8.3). 

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