microsymbiont

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ symbiont.

Noun

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 .