| 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.; |
| 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 |