arthrospore

[ ahr-thruh-spawr ]

noun

, Microbiology.

1. an isolated vegetative cell that has passed into a resting state, occurring in bacteria and not regarded as a true spore.
2. one of a number of spores of various fungi and cyanobacteria, united in the form of a string of beads, formed by fission.

arthrospore

/ ˈɑːθrəˌspɔː /

noun

1. a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some algae produced by a breaking of the hyphae
2. a resting sporelike cell produced by some bacteria

Derived Forms

• ˌarthroˈsporic, adjective

Other Words From

• ar·thro·spor·ic [ahr-thr, uh, -, spawr, -ik, ‑-, spor, ‑], ar·thros·po·rous [ahr-, thros, -per-, uh, s, ahr-thr, uh, -, spawr, -, uh, s], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of arthrospore¹

First recorded in 1890–95; arthro- + spore

Example Sentences

An arthrospore, however, is not a true spore but merely an ordinary vegetative cell which separates and passes into a condition of rest, and such may occur in forms which form endospores, e.g.

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