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spheroplast
spher·o·plast S0633750 (sfîr′ə-plăst′, sfĕr′-)n. A bacterial cell whose cell wall has been degraded, often by the action of an antibiotic or a lysozyme, causing the cell to assume a spherical shape.spheroplast (ˈsfɪərəʊˌplæst) n (Biology) a bacteria or cell with a deficient cell wallsphe•ro•plast (ˈsfɪər əˌplæst, ˈsfɛr-)
n. a Gram-negative bacterial cell with a cell wall that has been altered or is partly missing, resulting in a spherical shape. [1958] spheroplast
spheroplast[′sfir·ə‚plast] (cell and molecular biology) A plant cell which possesses only a partial or modified cell wall. (microbiology) A bacterial cell that assumes a spherical shape due to partial or complete absence of the wall. spheroplast
spheroplast [sfēr´o-plast] a bacterial, yeast, or fungal cell that results after partial removal of the rigid cell wall, which forms a membrane-bound cell with a spherical shape that is dependent for its integrity on an isotonic or hypertonic medium.sphe·ro·plast (sfē'rō-plast), A bacterial cell from which the rigid cell wall has been incompletely removed. The bacterium loses its characteristic shape and becomes round. [sphero- + G. plastos, formed] spheroplast (sfîr′ə-plăst′, sfĕr′-)n. A bacterial cell whose cell wall has been degraded, often by the action of an antibiotic or a lysozyme, causing the cell to assume a spherical shape. |