sporulation
Americannoun
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Relatively few intestinal spore-forming bacteria have been cultured to date, and while metagenomic studies suggest that other unexpected members of the intestinal microbiota possess potential sporulation genes, these bacteria remain poorly characterized11, 12, 13, 14.
From Nature ● May 3, 2016
Characterized sporulation genes are on the outer circle, genes not associated with a specific sporulation cycle or uncharacterized genes are in the inside rectangle.
From Nature ● May 3, 2016
We hypothesized that sporulation is an unappreciated basic phenotype of the human intestinal microbiota that may have a profound impact on microbiota persistence and spread between humans.
From Nature ● May 3, 2016
Most species of diatoms reproduce asexually, although some instances of sexual reproduction and sporulation also exist.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
There appears to be more than one variety of the malarial organism, the different types differing in the length of time it takes for their growth and sporulation.
From The Story of Germ Life by H. W. (Herbert William) Conn
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