myxobacter

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

myxobacter
    n 1: bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit
         moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste [syn:
         {myxobacteria}, {myxobacterium}, {myxobacter}, {gliding
         bacteria}, {slime bacteria}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Myxobacter \Myxobacter\ prop. n. (Microbiol.)
   One genus of {myxobacteria}.
   [PJC +PJC]