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Myxobacterium
see synonyms of myxobacteriumNoun
1. gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, myxobacterium, slime bacteria
bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Myxobacterium
see synonyms of myxobacteriumn. pl. myx·o·bac·te·ri·a (-tîrē-ə)
Any of numerous rod-shaped, aerobic, gram-negative bacteria of the order Myxococcales that move by gliding and have a complex life cycle in which vegetative cells aggregate into fruiting bodies and differentiate into desiccation-resistant spores.
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