| endosymbiotic bacteria | Bacteria that establish a symbiotic relationship within a eukaryotic cell. For example the nitrogen fixing bacteria of legume root nodules. See: endosymbiont hypothesis. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| endosymbiotic infection | A situation where a cell that has been infected by a virus is prevented from dividing but is not immediately killed. (09 Oct 1997) |