bacteriocyte

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bacteriocyte

[bak′tir·ē·ə‚sīt]

(invertebrate zoology)

A modified fat cell found in certain insects that contains bacterium-shaped rods believed to be symbiotic bacteria.

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The bacteria are vertically transmitted, usually directly from the bacteriocyte to the cytoplasm of the eggs in the female ovary (Buchner, 1965).

Making the most of "omics" for symbiosis research

Nakabuchi discusses how mutualism can be revealed by a study of symbiont genomics and bacteriocyte transcriptomics (Chapter 8).

Bourtzis, K., and Miller, T. A. (Eds.) 2009. Insect Symbiosis. Vol. 3. (Contemporary Topics in Entomology Series)

aequizonata show a dense population of bacteria filling most of the bacteriocyte (Fig.

Extreme tolerance to anoxia in the Lucinoma aequizonata symbiosis

Moreover, it is confined to a second type of bacteriocyte that, notably, is as abundant as Buchnera-filled bacteriocytes in the cedar aphid host (Gomez-Valero et at, 2004).

Strategies of genomic integration within insect-bacterial mutualisms

Bacteria lie on the bacteriocyte surface among simple microvilli, but they are held more loosely than in Adipicola MV (Fig.

The morphology of bacterial symbioses in the gills of mussels of the genera Adipicola and Idas (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)

The number of bacteriocytes per section per region was counted, and the mean area per bacteriocyte was calculated for each section.

The Osedax trophosome: organization and ultrastructure

40g, the area of the bacteria expressed as a percentage of the total bacteriocyte area, and the area of the sulfur-vesicles expressed as percentages of the total bacterial and total bacteriocyte areas were calculated.

Organization and microanatomy of the Sclerolinum contortum trophosome (Polychaeta, Siboglinidae)

The data presented here offer a first glimpse into the relationship between metabolite flux, chemoautotrophic activity, and host bacteriocyte gene expression in a chemoautotrophic symbiosis.

Coupling metabolite flux to transcriptomics: insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying primary productivity by the hydrothermal vent tubeworm ridgeia piscesae

Roots contain large blood vessels, bacteriocyte layer, and epidermis.

Acquisition of dwarf male "harems" by recently settled females of Osedax roseus n. sp. (Siboglinidae; Annelida)

Some thyasirids with symbionts have such expanded gill filaments, with a bacteriocyte zone similar to that of some lucinids (Southward, 1986).

Gill anatomy and the evolution of symbiosis in the bivalve family Thyasiridae

The areal dimension and location were chosen because they approximately cover the region of a bacteriocyte that contains symbionts.

Characterization of symbiont populations in life-history stages of mussels from chemosynthetic environments

Large membrane-bound inclusions, possibly lysosomes or lysosomal residual bodies, also occur in the bacteriocyte cytoplasm [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 3 OMITTED].

Bacterial endosymbionts in the gills of the deep-sea wood-boring bivalves Xylophaga atlantica and Xylophaga washingtona