含菌细胞(英语:MycetocyteBacteriocyte)是一种存在于昆虫体内的特殊脂肪细胞,常见于蚜虫采采蝇德国蟑螂象鼻虫等。这些细胞内含有细菌真菌共生生物,为宿主提供必需氨基酸和其它营养物质。[1]

Bacteriocyte
细菌细胞
显微解剖学术语英语Anatomical terms of microanatomy

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  1. ^ Baumann P, Moran NA, Baumann L, editors. (2000) Bacteriocyte-associated endosymbionts of insects. In: Dworkin M, editor. The prokaryotes [online]. New York: Springer. Available: http://link.springer.de/link/service/books/10125/.