myxobacterium

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myxobacterium(n = noun.animal) gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, slime bacteria - bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste; Array

is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

is a member of myxobacterales, myxobacteriales, order myxobacterales, order myxobacteria, order myxobacteriales

myxobacterium, n.

A type of bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; they inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste. [WordNet 1.5]

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