gliding bacteria vs myxobacterium

gliding bacteria and myxobacterium both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gliding bacteria	Yes	No	No	No
myxobacterium	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gliding bacteria and myxobacterium are synonyms defined as:

gliding bacteria and myxobacterium: bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste

Other synonyms of gliding bacteria include myxobacter, myxobacteria, slime bacteria.

gliding bacteria (noun)	myxobacterium (noun)
bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste	bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste