Myxobacterium

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  myxobacterium
       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}]