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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. body regions
  5. body cavities
  6. bacteriome
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. body regions
  5. body cavities
  6. bacteriome

Preferred term

bacteriome

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A symbiotic body cavity in the abdomen of some arthropods that harbors the obligate symbiont. It consists of bacteriocytes or mycetocytes enclosed by an epithelial membrane.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • mycetome

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/218603

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