The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology.
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Symbiont
//sɪmˈbaɪ.ɒnt//
Synonyms for "symbiont" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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14 translations across 13 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- simbiont noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 共生物 noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Czech
1 entries- symbiont noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Finnish
1 entries- symbiootti noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
French
1 entries- symbiote noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
German
1 entries- Symbiont noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Greek
1 entries- συμβιωτής noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Italian
1 entries- simbionte noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Occitan
2 entries- simbiont noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
- simbiòt noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Polish
1 entries- symbiont noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Portuguese
1 entries- simbionte noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Russian
1 entries- симбио́нт noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Spanish
1 entries- simbionte noun (organism in a symbiotic relationship)
Sample sentences
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It had been known that sponges somehow took in dissolved organic matter, but it remained unclear whether they could do it on their own or needed help from their bacterial symbionts.
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