macroschizont

English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ schizont.

Noun

macroschizont (plural macroschizonts)

1. A relatively large schizont
   • 2016 March 2, “Absolute Quantification of the Host-To-Parasite DNA Ratio in Theileria parva -Infected Lymphocyte Cell Lines”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Alternatively, purified gDNA from the macroschizont stage could be used, cultivated in vitro in host lymphocytes, resulting in a sample containing a mixture of bovine and parasite DNA. This raises the question of how to reliably quantify the relative abundance of host and parasite gDNA in these samples.