Ribospecies
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A species identified or characterized by ribotyping
"Thus, Oceanospirillales endosymbionts occurring in shallow-water Osedax comprise now a polyphyletic assemblage of ribospecies including Rs1, Rs3, and Rs7 [32 ], which suggests that there is no segregation between shallow- and deep-water Oceanospirillales ribospecies in Osedax."
Example
More examples"Thus, Oceanospirillales endosymbionts occurring in shallow-water Osedax comprise now a polyphyletic assemblage of ribospecies including Rs1, Rs3, and Rs7 [32 ], which suggests that there is no segregation between shallow- and deep-water Oceanospirillales ribospecies in Osedax."
Etymology
From ribo- + species.
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