symbiont

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As a wasp mutualist symbiont, the virus is expected to exhibit a reduction in genome complexity and evolve under wasp phyletic constraints.

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  • It is certainly true that one evolutionary strategy for a symbiont to achieve widespread distribution is to benefit its host, but, as malaria and hundreds of other harmful parasites amply demonstrate, this is hardly the only strategy. —  Analog, July/August 2003
  • Rheba watched, but could not be certain whether the animal was pet, symbiont, partner or superior. —  Ann Maxwell - Fire Dancer 1 - Fire Dancer (v1.0)
  • The successful transfer of a life-shortening strain of the inherited bacterial symbiont, Wolbachia, into the major mosquito vector of dengue, Aedes aegypti, halved adult life span under laboratory conditions. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Programmed cell death in host-symbiont associations, viewed through the Gene Ontology —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • It seems like it would be handy for an animal to have a photosynthetic capability, either naturally or as a symbiont. —  Ask MetaFilter
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  1. Greek sumbiōn, sumbiount-, present participle of sumbioun, to live together; see symbiosis.
 

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/ˈsɪmbɪɑn, ɑnt/
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