See Also: myxobacterium(dictionary)

myxobacterium (iou)



myxobacterium noun. . M20.
[from MYXO- + BACTERIUM.]
Microbiology. A bacterium of the order Myxobacterales, which includes predominantly saprophytic Gram-negative bacteria having a vegetative state in which unicellular rods are embedded in slime, and forming spores often in distinct fruiting bodies. Also called slime bacterium.
myxobacterial adjective M20.