symbiont
noun
sym·bi·ont
ˈsim-bē-ˌänt 
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This is the same scenario that produced mitochondria and chloroplasts: Both organelles were formerly free-living bacteria that became symbionts of larger cells and eventually moved in permanently.
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Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2024
These symbionts help fight off pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
—Sarah Everts, TIME, 16 July 2024
Tobin examined Mae and Osha’s blood test results and noticed that their symbionts were exactly the same, meaning they were artificially created.
—Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 9 July 2024
Or consider the nuclear genes of the cells of advanced organisms (eukaryotes): At some early point in their evolution, these cells gained the help of the genes of a parasite or symbiont that became the mitochondrion, an organelle necessary for energy production.
—Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2024
These symbionts help fight off pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
—Sarah Everts, TIME, 16 July 2024
Tobin examined Mae and Osha’s blood test results and noticed that their symbionts were exactly the same, meaning they were artificially created.
—Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 9 July 2024
Or consider the nuclear genes of the cells of advanced organisms (eukaryotes): At some early point in their evolution, these cells gained the help of the genes of a parasite or symbiont that became the mitochondrion, an organelle necessary for energy production.
—Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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symbiont
noun
sym·bi·ont
ˈsim-ˌbī-ˌänt
-bē-
: an individual living in symbiosis
especially
: the smaller member of a symbiotic pair
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