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Definition of Arthrospore

1. Noun. A body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria.

2. Noun. One of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi.

Definition of Arthrospore

1. n. A bacterial resting cell, - - formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.

Definition of Arthrospore

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Arthrospore

1. This is a cell formed by the fragmentation of a fungus' hyphae. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arthrospore

arthropodologists arthropodous arthropods arthropomata arthropyosis arthrorisis arthrosclerosis arthroscope arthroscopes arthroscopic

arthroscopic knee repair arthroscopies arthroscopy arthroses arthrosis arthrospore (current term) arthrospores arthrosporic arthrosporous arthrosteitis

arthrostomy arthrostraca arthrosynovitis arthrotome arthrotomies arthrotomy arthrotropic arthrotyphoid arthrous

Literary usage of Arthrospore

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Methods of Bacteriological Investigation by Ferdinand Adolph Theophil Hueppe, Hermann Michael Biggs (1886)
"B. arthrospore BACTERIA. — These forms also multiply by division, but they do not produce endogenous spores. On the other hand, single individuals may ..."

2. Laboratory work in bacteriology by Frederick George Novy (1899)
"He divided the group into endospore and arthrospore bacteria. In arthrospore formation it was supposed that the entire cell converted itself into a ..."

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