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