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Myxococcales

Medical Definition: An order of rod-shaped, gram-negative fruiting gliding bacteria found in SOIL; WATER; and HUMUS.
Also Called: Polyangiaceae,Polyangium
Myxococcales Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Myxococcus - A genus of gliding bacteria that are common inhabitants on tree bark and decomposing vegetation. The cells are slender rods with tapering ends.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Stigmatella - A genus of the MYXOCOCCALES having vegetative cells which are straight rods with tapered ends and myxospores which are short and somewhat crooked. Fruiting bodies consist of spherical, ovoid, or club-shaped sporangioles on stalks. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

Myxococcales Medical Definitions and Terms

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