Bdelloplast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bdelloplast is a noun meaning (biology) A modified cell formed in the host of a parasitic Bdellovibrio bacterium.
Meaning
(biology) A modified cell formed in the host of a parasitic Bdellovibrio bacterium.
Example Sentences
Thus we speculate that Bd-NDPSase periplasmic location might be associated with metabolizing host material in the bdelloplast after the 30 minutes initial invasion of the prey cell.
Word Forms
- bdelloplasts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bdelloplasting, blastozooid, pseudoplasmodium, periplast, bacteriocyte, meride.
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