myxospore formation

id: GO:0034303
name: myxospore formation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process in which differentiated, resting cells are formed, usually within a fruiting body by Myxobacteria. The myxospore is more resistant to high temperature, dessication, and UV than vegetative myxobacteria.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0043936asexual sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore