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Etymology edit

micro- +‎ symbiont

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microsymbiont (plural microsymbionts)

  1. A microscopic symbiont
    • 2015 June 4, Sofie E De Meyer et al., “High-quality permanent draft genome sequence of the Parapiptadenia rigida-nodulating Burkholderia sp. strain UYPR1.413”, in Standards in Genomic Sciences[1], volume 10, →DOI:
      However, it is different from the other microsymbiont in that it can form an effective association with Parapiptadenia rigida .