Bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime

• Inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The myxobacteria (" slime bacteria ") are a group of bacteria that predominantly live in the soil and feed on insoluble organic substances. The myxobacteria have very large genomes , relative to other bacteria, e.g. 9–10 million nucleotides . Sorangium ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of myxobacterium English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
myxobacterium \myxobacterium\ n.; pl. myxobacteria . A type of bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; they inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste. Syn: myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime bacteria.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn: myxobacterium , myxobacter , gliding bacteria , slime bacteria ]