What does rectiflexible mean?
Rectiflexible means (pathology) Being straight spore chains consisting of rod-shaped spores.
Rectiflexible
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rectiflexible is an adjective meaning (pathology) Being straight spore chains consisting of rod-shaped spores.
Meaning
(pathology) Being straight spore chains consisting of rod-shaped spores.
Example Sentences
Three of the isolates produced chalky white aerial mycelium with straight to flexuous (rectiflexible) spore chains.
Spores are rod shaped and arranged in rectiflexible or straight chains comprising rod-shaped spores 0.5–0.8 m in diameter and 0.8–1.2 m long.
The FK-506-producing strain is characterized by a gray mycelium color, rectiflexible spore chains with smooth spore surfaces, nonchromogenicity, and a limited carbohydrate usage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rotiform, actinophorous, spirotrichous, flexistylous, retusoid, sporidial.
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How do you use rectiflexible in a sentence?
Three of the isolates produced chalky white aerial mycelium with straight to flexuous (rectiflexible) spore chains.
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