Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
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Myxococcus xanthus is a gram-negative bacteria, that comes under the order Myxococcales. Myxococcus xanthus is a rod-shaped, aerobic soil bacterium having gliding motility and a complex life cycle which involves the formation of fruiting bodies and myxospores.
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