merozoite

IPA: mɝˈoʊzɔɪt

(biology) A protozoan cell, produced by a sporozoan by merogony, that may become either a meront or a gamont

Examples of "merozoite" in Sentences

A merozoite is a daughter cell of a protozoan.
The trophozoites produce two to six merozoites per erythrocyte.
Schizonts are lie laterally in the erythrocyte and produce 23 29 merozoites.
After invading the erythrocyte, merozoite de-differentiates into a round trophozoite form.
Initial attachment of the merozoite is followed by reorientation of the parasite cell with its apical part toward the erythrocyte membrane followed by invagination of the membrane.
The only small problem with Ms. Shah's narrative is the likelihood that if you don't know your falciparum from your vivax and your merozoite from your schizont, you won't be learning it all here.
Hensmann M, Li C, Moss C, Lindo V, Greer F, et al. (2004) Disulfide bonds in merozoite surface protein 1 of the malaria parasite impede efficient antigen processing and affect the in vivo antibody response.
The new vaccine targets the malaria parasite after it has made its way though the bloodstream and into the liver, where it transforms into a new form called a merozoite, which can infect new red blood cells and cause fever and illness.