Myxobacterales

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Noun

Myxobacterales - an order of higher bacteriaMyxobacteriales, order Myxobacterales, order Myxobacteria, order Myxobacterialesanimal order - the order of animalsdivision Eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagellafamily Myxobacteriaceae, family Polyangiaceae, Myxobacteriaceae, Polyangiaceae - bacteria living mostly in soils and on dunggliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, myxobacterium, slime bacteria - bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste

Myxobacterales

[‚mik·sə‚bak·tə′rā·lēz] (microbiology) An order of gliding bacteria; unicellular, gram-negative rods embedded in a layer of slime and capable of gliding movement; form fruiting bodies containing resting cells (myxospores) under certain environmental conditions.

Myxobacterales

aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (0.5 × 3–15 micrometers); most species, unlike true bacteria (Eubacteriales), have a nucleus that is readily stained with basic dyes without preliminary hydrolysis of the cells with hydrochloric acid. Myxobacterales multiply by binary, transverse fission. Myxobacteria are motile but do not have flagella. Movement occurs only in contact with solid surfaces and results from the secretion of slime. Flat, slimy colonies may move over a solid surface. In older cultures of the bacteria, the cells become converted into spherical structures (microcysts) that accumulate into fruiting bodies (up to 0.5–1.5 mm) of different shapes. Fruiting bodies may be yellow, orange, green, or some other color. Myxobacterales occur in soil, dung, and plant residues and contribute to their aerobic breakdown.

A. A. IMSHENETSKII

Myxobacterales

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Synonyms for Myxobacterales

noun an order of higher bacteria

Synonyms

Myxobacteriales
order Myxobacterales
order Myxobacteria
order Myxobacteriales

Related Words

animal order
division Eubacteria
family Myxobacteriaceae
family Polyangiaceae
Myxobacteriaceae
Polyangiaceae
gliding bacteria
myxobacter
myxobacteria
myxobacterium
slime bacteria