Except that it does come with one big drawback, as the case of the slime bacteria, or myxobacteria, illustrates.
From the newscientist.com
The slime carries a bacteria that seems to protect eggs from fungi.
From the toledoblade.com
Under normal circumstances individual bacteria glide along on lonely slime trails.
From the newscientist.com
The team will not need to rely on slime if they can genetically engineer bacteria to make the slime proteins.
From the newscientist.com
By dispersing themselves in a gooey matrix of slime, the bacteria that live in the inner layers can literally hide from antibiotics, Dr. Costerton said last week.
From the post-gazette.com
Biofilm experts had thought that a complex sugar called alginate was the main component of the sticky slime the bacteria exude, and that any DNA present was from cells that had died.
From the newscientist.com
Slime molds rank above bacteria, but below fungi.
From the ocregister.com
They identified genes responsible for making a special coat, or slime capsule, which the bacteria surround themselves in.
From the sciencedaily.com
Even the most sophisticated biochemical strategy will be ineffective if a biocide cannot enter the slime to reach the bacteria.