English Explanatory Dictionary

myxobacterium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime.

Word forms

myxobacterium myxobacteria

Etymology

By surface analysis, myxo- + bacterium.

Synonyms

slime bacteria
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