myxobacterales
Noun
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An order of higher bacteria (synset 101380547)
is a type of: animal order - the order of animalsmember holonym:
- family myxobacteriaceae, family polyangiaceae, myxobacteriaceae, polyangiaceae - bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung
- gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, myxobacterium, slime bacteria - bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
belongs to: division eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella
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