Sentences with phrase «microscopic spores»

The bacteria's microscopic spores spread quickly from beehive to beehive, killing the bee larvae.

When in the soil, the mold form of Blasto releases thousands of microscopic spores that are cast away in the dust or dirt which is stirred up when the soil is disturbed.

In nature, Blasto grows in the fungal or mold form, that produces thousands of infective microscopic spores.

Your veterinarian may wish to examine some hairs for microscopic spores.

Pretty quickly, the film turns into a horror show, with the airborne, microscopic spores from a plant on the planet serving as the way those killer aliens end up in their human hosts (Scott offers a microscope - level shot of the infection entering a crewmember's body through his ear canal, which is simultaneously frightening and deviously amusing).

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«The discovery of microscopic shells of organisms that lived in warm shallow seas, and of spores and pollen from land plants, reveal that the geography and climate of Zealandia were dramatically different in the past.»

Once inside the lungs, the microscopic fungal spore transforms into a spherule (pictured), a podlike structure 10 to 20 times the size of the original spore (30 or 40 microns, or about half the width of a human hair).

Birds are known to transport seeds internally and externally, but scientists had not linked them to the long - distance dispersal of microscopic plant spores, called diaspores.

Microscopic image showing the spores and hyphae of «friendly» arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus interacting with a plant root.

Although the fungal filaments and spores are microscopic, the colony can be very large with individuals of some species rivaling the mass of the largest animals or plants.

«The discovery of microscopic shells of organisms that lived in warm shallow seas, and of spores and pollen from land plants, reveal that the geography and climate of Zealandia were dramatically different in the past,» adds co-chief scientist Gerald Dickens.

(All molds need water to live; they reproduce by releasing spores, or microscopic «seeds,» into the air that grow if they land on a damp surface.)

The third possibility, and the one that most often results in the worst odors of all 3 causes, is the microscopic, spore - forming, single - celled parasite called coccidia.

In short, Lassie or Lad might be allergic to flea saliva, grass or tree pollen, mold spores, microscopic spider - cousins that live in dust bunnies, or an ingredient in commercial dog food.

It can also treat coccidial infections, which are caused by a microscopic, spore - forming, single - celled parasite that infects the intestinal tract.

The most important biological means of establishing Holocene climate involves palynology, the study of pollen, spores, and other microscopic organic particles.

Mold produces microscopic cells called «spores» which are very tiny and spread easily through the air.