Relating to or having the characteristics of a bacteroid; resembling bacteria.
From bacteroid + -al (adjective suffix). An adjectival elaboration of bacteroid used in botanical and microbiological literature since the early 1900s.
In legume roots, bacteroidal forms of Rhizobium bacteria live in symbiosis with plants—they've transformed into something new, creating a partnership that fixes nitrogen from the air!
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