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Abstract
Myxobacteria, a soil bacterium which grows with a unique swarming pattern, produces fruiting bodies under the stress conditions. As this bacterium naturally synthesises the bioactive compounds, it has gained recognition from the pharmaceutical industries. The study was conducted for isolating the myxobacteria from the Ganges riverbank, Banaras, Uttar Pradesh. Myxobacteria were identified from their morphology and growing pattern. Two pure strains (Vmyxo01 and VMyxo02) were isolated from the soil sample by visualizing the unique and specific properties of Myxobacteria, characterization on the basis of colony formation, observing the fruiting bodies under the stereomicroscope. Further confirmation of the species was done by 16S rRNA analysis.