- myxobacterium
- myxo·bac·te·ri·um -'tir-ē-əm n, pl -ria -ē-ə any bacterium of the order Myxobacterales called also myxobacter, slime bacteriummyxo·bac·te·ri·al -ē-əl adj
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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 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
myxobacterium — myx·o·bac·te·ri·um (mĭk sō băk tîrʹē əm) n. pl. myx·o·bac·te·ri·a ( tîrʹē ə) Any of numerous gram negative, rod shaped saprophytic bacteria of the phylum Myxobacteria, typically found embedded in slime in which they form complex colonies and… … Universalium
myxobacterium — noun Any of many gram negative, rod shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime … Wiktionary
myxobacterium — myxo·bac·te·ri·um … English syllables
myxobacterium — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
myxobacteria — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sorangium cellulosum — is a soil dwelling Gram negative bacteria of the group myxobacteria. [cite journal | author = Julien B, Fehd R | title = Development of a mariner based transposon for use in Sorangium cellulosum. | url=http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/69/10/629… … Wikipedia
myxobacteria — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Myxobacteriaceae — noun bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung • Syn: ↑Polyangiaceae, ↑family Polyangiaceae, ↑family Myxobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑order Myxobacteria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Myxobacteriales — noun an order of higher bacteria • Syn: ↑order Myxobacteria, ↑Myxobacterales, ↑order Myxobacterales, ↑order Myxobacteriales • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
