What is "myxobacterium"

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.

n. (context biology English) Any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, of the phylum ''Myxobacteria'', that form colonies of slime

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