myxobacteria

myxobacteria
/mik'soh bak tear"ee euh/, n.pl., sing. myxobacterium /-tear"ee euhm/. Bacteriol.
[1930-35; MYXO- + BACTERIA, based on the genus name Myxobacter; see -BACTER]

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