macroschizont

English

Etymology

macro- +‎ schizont

Noun

macroschizont (plural macroschizonts)

  1. A relatively large schizont
    • 2016 March 2, “Absolute Quantification of the Host-To-Parasite DNA Ratio in Theileria parva -Infected Lymphocyte Cell Lines”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0150401:
      Alternatively, purified gDNA from the macroschizont stage could be used, cultivated in vitro in host lymphocytes, resulting in a sample containing a mixture of bovine and parasite DNA. This raises the question of how to reliably quantify the relative abundance of host and parasite gDNA in these samples.
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