Noun: gliding bacteria
- Soil bacteria that form fruiting bodies and spores
"gliding bacteria exhibit complex social behaviors";
- myxobacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, slime bacteria
Type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Part of: Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, order Myxobacterales, order Myxobacteria, order Myxobacteriales
Encyclopedia: Gliding bacteria