akinetes

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A form of akinete — A thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of akinete

    Like the spores of other bacteria, when compared to vegetative cells, akinetes are more resistant to environmental stresses.

    2015 July 17, “Persistence of Only a Minute Viable Population in Chlorotic Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 Cultures Obtained by Nutrient Limitation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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