bacteroid

[ bak-tuh-roid ]

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noun

any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants.

bacteroid

/ ˈbæktəˌrɔɪd /

any rodlike bacterium of the genus Bacteroides , occurring in the gut of humans and animals

First recorded in 1850–55; bacter- ( def ) + -oid

The lumps are filled with small living organisms called bacteria, and, hence, have been called bacteroid tubercles.

Experiments to show that the host also benefits from the association have centered around rendering cockroaches bacteroid free.

These bacteroid-free nymphs were practically incapable of growth on a natural diet that was adequate for nymphs with symbiotes.

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