Definition of Myxobacterium in English :

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Myxobacterium meaning in English

Meaning of Myxobacterium in English

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Myxobacterium pronunciation in English

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Myxobacterium

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Noun

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

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Myxobacterium

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n. 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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