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Akinetes Definition:
Specialized, nonmotile, dormant, thick-walled resting cells formed by some cyanobacteria.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Akinetes Notes:
Akinetes are enveloped, non-motile, thick-walled, dormant cells that are produced by filamentous heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria. These can survive in cold and in extreme dryness as they are resistant to such environmental conditions.
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