bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste(n)
Synonyms: gliding bacteria
myxobacter
myxobacteria
myxobacterium
slime bacteria
Hypernyms: eubacteria
eubacterium
true bacteria
MemberMeronyms: myxobacterales
myxobacteriales
order myxobacterales
order myxobacteria
order myxobacteriales