Archangiaceae
Archangiaceae
[¦ärk‚an·jē′ās·ē‚ē] (microbiology)
A family of bacteria in the order Myxobacterales; microcysts are rod-shaped, ovoid, or spherical and are not enclosed in sporangia, and fruiting bodies are irregular masses.
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