spore

Example Sentences

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For a mushroom to grow, a fungal spore has to set up shop on a surface and produce mycelia.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

The spores were then spiked onto surgical scrubs and patient gowns, examined using scanning electron microscopes to establish if there were any morphological changes to the outer spore coat.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

It produces a type of cell called a spore, which is very resistant to heating.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023

IRVINE, Calif. — A drone flies over a peaceful Southern California marsh and unleashes a rain of larvae-killing bacterial spore pellets.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Finally the decon team, still wearing space suits, went back inside the building and collected the spore samples.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston