See Also: fission fungi(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
symbiotic(dictionary)
symbiotic(medicine)
Symbiotic stage(health)
symbiotic algae(medicine)
Fungi(medicine)
Fungi(health)
fungi-(dictionary)
symbiotic fermentation phenomenon(medicine)

symbiotic algae (medicine) and fission fungi (medicine)


symbiotic algae (medicine)


symbiotic algae
<plant biology> Algae (often Chlorella spp) that live intracellularly in animal cells (e.g. Endoderm of Hydra viridis).

The relationship is complex, because lysosomes do not fuse with the vacuoles containing the algae and the growth rates of both cells are regulated to maintain the symbiosis. There is considerable strain specificity.

The term is imprecise, since there are many Other symbiotic algae (as in lichens) where the relationship is different.


fission fungi (medicine)


fission fungi -->
schizomycetes
<biology> An order of Schizophyta, including the so-called fission fungi, or bacteria. See Schizophyta, in the Supplement.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. To split +, -, a fungus.

Source: Websters Dictionary