(from the article `protist`) ...(benthic) ciliates that live in the sulfide zone of certain marine and freshwater sediments. Mitochondria are not found in the cytoplasm of these ... The type of microbodies of the anaerobic intestine-dwelling species, which are called hydrogenosomes, function as respiratory organelles. They ... [2 rel...
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<cell biology> Organelle found in certain anaerobic trichomonad and some ciliate protozoa: contains hydrogenase and produces hydrogen from glycolysis. ... Origin: Gr. Soma = body ... (05 May 1997) ...
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Organelle found in certain anaerobic trichomonad and some ciliate protozoa: contains hydrogenase and produces hydrogen from glycolysis.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hī-drō′jen′ō-sōm Definitions: 1. An ATP and hydrogen producing organelle in anaerobic eukaryocytes, including Trichomonas and Giardia, having a double membrane and thought by some to be a mitochondrial homologue.
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