Associations to the word «Myxobacterium»

Wiktionary

MYXOBACTERIUM, noun. (biology) Any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime

Dictionary definition

MYXOBACTERIUM, noun. Bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste.

Wise words

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