myxobacteria

(noun)

A type of bacteria known as the "slime bacteria" that reside in soil and feed on insoluble organic matter.

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Examples of myxobacteria in the following topics:

  • The Deltaproteobacteria

    • The myxobacteria ("slime bacteria") are a group of bacteria that predominantly live in the soil and feed on insoluble organic substances.
    • The myxobacteria have very large genomes, relative to other bacteria, e.g. 9–10 million nucleotides.
    • Myxobacteria are included among the delta group of proteobacteria, a large taxon of Gram-negative forms.
    • Myxobacteria can move actively by gliding.
    • Myxobacteria produce a number of biomedically and industrially useful chemicals, such as antibiotics.
  • Starvation-Induced Fruiting Bodies

    • When starved of amino acids, myxobacteria, or slime bacteria, detect surrounding cells in a process known as quorum sensing.
    • The myxobacteria are a group of bacteria that predominantly live in the soil and feed on insoluble organic substances.
    • The myxobacteria have very large genomes, relative to other bacteria e.g., 9–10 million nucleotides.
    • Myxobacteria are included among the delta group of proteobacteria, a large taxon of Gram-negative forms.
    • The fruiting process is thought to benefit myxobacteria by ensuring that cell growth is resumed with a group (swarm) of myxobacteria, rather than as isolated cells.
  • Overview of Proteobacteria

    • The last include the myxobacteria, a unique group of bacteria that can aggregate to form multicellular fruiting bodies.
  • Cytophaga and Relatives

    • Gliding can also be found in bacteria that are categorized as cyanobacteria and myxobacteria.
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