myxobacterium

n.

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A type of bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; they inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste.

Noun

1.

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

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