arthrospore

[ahr-thruh-spawr]

noun

Microbiology.

1. an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.

2. one of a number of spores of various fungi and cyanobacteria, united in the form of a string of beads, formed by fission.

arthrospore

/ ˈɑːθrəˌspɔː /

noun

1. a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some algae produced by a breaking of the hyphae

2. a resting sporelike cell produced by some bacteria

Other Word Forms

• arthrosporic adjective
• arthrosporous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arthrospore¹

First recorded in 1890–95; arthro- + spore

Example Sentences

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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