myxobacter
- noun
- /mɪkˈsɒbɛktər/
- Specialized
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mixobacteria
- The myxobacter produces a slimy substance to help its colony survive.
Examples
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Decaying logs and compost piles often harbor colonies of myxobacter.
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Scientists observed the myxobacter as it moved and clustered in the moist soil sample.
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The myxobacter thrives in moist environments.
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Researchers discovered a new species of myxobacter last year.
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Decaying logs and compost piles often harbor colonies of myxobacter.
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Scientists observed the myxobacter as it moved and clustered in the moist soil sample.
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The myxobacter produces a slimy substance to help its colony survive.
Synonyms
A tiny single-celled living thing that forms slimy groups in wet soil
Bacteria that make slimy groups and live in wet soil or rotting plants
Tiny living things that form slimy colonies in damp soil or rotting plants
Tiny living cells that move smoothly over wet surfaces using slime, often in soil or decaying plants
A kind of bacteria that forms fruiting bodies, moves by gliding, and lives in groups
Surface Forms
Etymology
Myxobacter comes from Greek parts myxo- meaning 'slime' and bacter meaning 'bacterium', the same root you see in bacterium. So, a myxobacter is a slime-producing bacterium that forms slimy colonies in wet, decaying places.
