bacteroid

/bak-tuh-roid/US // ˈbæk təˌrɔɪd //UK // (ˈbæktəˌrɔɪd) //

类细菌,菌类,细菌类,类菌体

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants.

adj.形容词 adjective

The lumps are filled with small living organisms called bacteria, and, hence, have been called bacteroid tubercles.
Experiments to show that the host also benefits from the association have centered around rendering cockroaches bacteroid free.
These bacteroid-free nymphs were practically incapable of growth on a natural diet that was adequate for nymphs with symbiotes.