bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste  
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| gliding bacteria |   | 
| myxobacter |   | 
| myxobacteria |   | 
| myxobacterium |   | 
| slime bacteria |   | 
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