PLEOMORPHISM

Pleomorphism

Pleomorphism, in microbiology, is the ability of some bacteria to alter their shape or size in response to environmental conditions. Pleomorphism has been observed in some members of the Deinococcaceae family. The modern definition of pleomorphism in the context of bacteriology is based on variation of size or shape of the cell, rather than a change of shape as previously believed.

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pleomorphism

Noun

  1. the occurrence of multiple structural forms during the life cycle of an organism
  2. polymorphism


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