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arthrospore
[ahr-thruh-spawr]
noun
Microbiology.
an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
one of a number of spores of various fungi and cyanobacteria, united in the form of a string of beads, formed by fission.
arthrospore
/ ˈɑːθəˌɔː /
noun
a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some algae produced by a breaking of the hyphae
a resting sporelike cell produced by some bacteria
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Other 51Թ Forms
- arthrosporic adjective
- arthrosporous adjective
- ˌٳˈǰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of arthrospore1
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An arthrospore, however, is not a true spore but merely an ordinary vegetative cell which separates and passes into a condition of rest, and such may occur in forms which form endospores, e.g.
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