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endospore [′en·də‚spȯr] (biology) An asexual spore formed within a cell. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bacillus anthracis is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacterium that causes the acute mammalian disease anthrax when endospores enter the body. This bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, is an endospore-forming rod, and it is these endospores that have the potential for causing anthrax infections in humans. For more than an hour, they've stained, dried, steamed and counterstained their slides, hoping to reveal endospores, an element of some types of bacteria. |
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