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spheroplast [sfēr´o-plast]

a bacterial, yeast, or fungal cell that results after partial removal of the rigid cell wall, which forms a membrane-bound cell with a spherical shape that is dependent for its integrity on an isotonic or hypertonic medium.

spheroplast

gram-negative bacterial cell deprived of its cell wall, but retaining an intact plasma membrrane. See also protoplast.

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