0 a reproductive cell produced by some plants and simple organisms such as ferns and mushrooms
1 a cell produced by plants without seeds and by some other organisms and that is able to grow into a new plant or organism
It is interesting that the simple contact with a surface signalled the spore to germinate.
The spore suspensions were tested for viability prior to and during the 7-day experimental period.
In the case of a dormant spore or seed, the loaded molecules could remain protective indefinitely, until germination.
We constructed a simple mathematical model that formalizes potential antagonism (or synergism) between the parasite spores during infection.
Suspensions of lower spore concentrations were prepared by threefold dilutions.
Elements of the local mire vegetation, fern spores and other palynomorphs were not included in the pollen sum.
The persistence times of living cells, metabolically dormant spores and organic molecule biomarkers at different depths can then be calculated.
This gave rise to a suspension of 6 million spores per 20 ml.