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myxobacteria

myxobacteria is the plural of myxobacterium.

Meaning of myxobacterium

Noun

myxobacterium (plural myxobacteria)

  1. Any of many gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, of the phylum Myxobacteria, that form colonies of slime.
    Synonyms:
    slime bacteria

Questions about myxobacteria

What is myxobacteria the plural of?
Myxobacteria is the plural of myxobacterium.

Words near myxobacteria in the dictionary

  1. myxoameba
  2. myxoamebae
  3. myxoamoeba
  4. myxoamoebae
  5. myxoamoebas
  6. myxobacteria
  7. myxobacterial
  8. myxobacterially
  9. myxobacterium
  10. myxoboliasis
  11. myxobolid

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