| myxobacteria | (n) bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste, Syn. slime bacteria, myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria |
| order myxobacteria | (n) an order of higher bacteria, Syn. order Myxobacteriales, order Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, Myxobacterales |
| polyangiaceae | (n) bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung, Syn. family Myxobacteriaceae, Myxobacteriaceae, family Polyangiaceae |
| Myxobacter | prop. n. (Microbiol.) One genus of myxobacteria. [ PJC +PJC ] |
| Myxobacteriaceae | prop. n. A family of bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung; called also |
| myxobacterium | n.; |