myx·o·bac·te·ri·um

(mĭk′sō-băk-tîr′ē-əm)

n. pl. myx·o·bac·te·ri·a (-tîr′ē-ə)

Any of numerous rod-shaped, aerobic, gram-negative bacteria of the order Myxococcales that move by gliding and have a complex life cycle in which vegetative cells aggregate into fruiting bodies and differentiate into desiccation-resistant spores.

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Noun

myxobacterium - bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste

gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, slime bacteria

eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, order Myxobacterales, order Myxobacteria, order Myxobacteriales - an order of higher bacteria

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Identification of a novel antibiotic from myxobacterium stigmatella eracta WXNXJ-B and evaluation of its antitumor effects in-vitro.

Influence of microbiome species in hard-to-heal wounds on disease severity and treatment duration

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