arthrospore

• Sustantivo que designa un tipo de célula reproductora o de resistencia: ya sea un cuerpo similar a una espora producido por algunas bacterias, o una célula vegetativa de pared gruesa formada en cadenas por ciertas algas y hongos.

A noun referring to a type of reproductive or resting cell, either a spore-like body produced by certain bacteria or a thick-walled vegetative cell formed in chains by some algae and fungi.

1. Bacterial resting cellC2formalscientific

   A structure resembling a spore but not an endospore, produced by certain bacteria for survival.

   Artrospora bacteriana

   • The bacterium formed arthrospores under unfavorable conditions.
   • Arthrospores are resistant to environmental stress.
   • Scientists observed arthrospores in the bacterial culture.