myxobacterium

Definitions of myxobacterium
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
    a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
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