myxobacteria

Noun

1.

myxobacteria - bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste Synonyms: gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacterium, slime bacteria

eubacteria, eubacterium, gliding bacteria, myxobacter, Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, myxobacterium, order Myxobacterales, order Myxobacteria, order Myxobacteriales, slime bacteria, true bacteria