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: a genus of myxobacteria in which the rod-shaped vegetative cells are transformed into ovoid to spherical spores
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“Myxococcus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/myxococcus. Accessed 18 Aug. 2022.
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