Fruiting
Myxobacteria -
They
form
fruit
bodies.
Majority
of
them
belong
to
this
group.
They
are
commonly
referred
to
as
myxobacteria.
DNA
base
composition
ranges
67
to
71
mole
per
cent
G+c.
They
are
bacteriolytic.
and
cellulolytic.
Ex.
Myxococcus,
Cystobacter,
Melittangium,
Stigmatella,
Polyangium,
Chondromyces.
In
all,
except
Myxococcus
the
myxospores
are
rods.
They
are
spheres
in
Myxococcus
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