myx|o|bac|te|ri|a

myx|o|bac|te|ri|a
myx|o|bac|te|ri|a «MIHK suh bak TIHR ee uh», noun, plural of myx|o|bac|te|ri|um «MIHK suh bak TIHR ee uhm».
a group of saprophytic bacteria that secrete a slime over which they swarm to form extensive colonies: »

The myxobacteria…are widely distributed in the sea and in fresh water, and in cow-dung and similar places on land (Listener).

[< New Latin Myxobacteria < Greek mýxa mucus + New Latin bacteria]

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  • myx|o|bac|ter — «MIHK suh BAK tuhr», noun. any one of the myxobacteria: »Myxobacters live by dissolving and absorbing their victims (N. R. Dreskin) …   Useful english dictionary

  • myx — myx·amoe·ba; myx·ede·ma; myx·i·ne; myx·i·noid; myx·i·noi·dei; myx·o·bac·ter; myx·o·bac·ter·a·les; myx·o·bac·te·ri·al; myx·o·bac·te·ri·a·les; myx·ob·o·lus; myx·o·coc·cus; myx·o·coel; myx·o·cyte; myx·o·flag·el·late; myx·o·gas·ter; myx·o·gas·te·res; …   English syllables

  • bac — bac·te·re·mia; bac·te·re·mic; bac·te·ri·a·ce·ae; bac·te·ri·a·cide; bac·te·ri·al; bac·te·ri·cid·al; bac·te·ri·cide; bac·te·ri·cid·in; bac·ter·id; bac·ter·in; bac·te·rio·chlorophyll; bac·te·rio·cid·al; bac·te·rio·cyte; bac·te·rio·fre·nic;… …   English syllables

  • myxobacteriaceae — myx·o·bac·te·ri·a·ce·ae …   English syllables

  • myxobacterial — myx·o·bac·te·ri·al …   English syllables

  • myxobacterium — myx·o·bac·te·ri·um (mĭk sō băk tîrʹē əm) n. pl. myx·o·bac·te·ri·a ( tîrʹē ə) Any of numerous gram negative, rod shaped saprophytic bacteria of the phylum Myxobacteria, typically found embedded in slime in which they form complex colonies and… …   Universalium

  • myxobacter — myx·o·bac·ter …   English syllables

  • myxobacterales — myx·o·bac·ter·a·les …   English syllables

  • myxobacteriales — myx·o·bac·te·ri·a·les …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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