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Noun: myxobacter
  1. Bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
    - myxobacteria, myxobacterium, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria

Derived forms: myxobacters

Type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

Part of: Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, order Myxobacterales, order Myxobacteria, order Myxobacteriales

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