holobiont
holobiont noun: a host organism plus its associated microorganisms.
Noun
holobiont (plural holobionts)
- A host organism plus its associated microorganisms
- The variables we considered include solar irradiance and turbidity, which are relevant to the symbiont photosynthesis and yearly minimum temperature, representing potential limiting factors for the holobiont.2015 August 13, Christiane Schmidt et al., “Recent Invasion of the Symbiont-Bearing Foraminifera Pararotalia into the Eastern Mediterranean Facilitated by the Ongoing Warming Trend”, in PLoS ONE...
- Some say we should be seen as a holobiont, a term that reflects the intimate, co-dependent relationship humans have with microbes.2018, Nicola Davis, The Guardian, 256 March
Forms of holobiont
| plural | holobionts |
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Origin of holobiont
From holo- + -biont.
Questions about holobiont
- What does holobiont mean?
- Holobiont means a host organism plus its associated microorganisms.
- What part of speech is holobiont?
- Holobiont is a noun.
- What is the plural of holobiont?
- The plural of holobiont is holobionts.
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