myxobacteria

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

Syn: myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria. [WordNet 1.5]


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