slime bacteria vs myxobacterium

slime bacteria and myxobacterium both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

slime 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