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pillotina

pillotina

[‚pil·ə′tē·nə]
(microbiology)
A large spirochete that contains microtubules and lives symbiotically in the hind gut of termites.
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References in periodicals archive
Large symbiotic spirochetes: Cleve-landina, Cristispira, Diplocalyx, Hollandina and Pillotina. In: Triiper, H.
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY OF THE BIVALVIA, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE FAMILY OSTREIDAE
Large symbiotic spirochetes: Clevelandina, Cristispira, Diplocalyx, Hollandina and Pillotina. In: M.
Spirochetes in crystalline styles of marine bivalves: group-specific PCR detection and 16s RRNA sequence analysis
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