mitosome


mitosome

(mī'tō-sōm), A small mitochondrial organelle of Giardia, Entomoeba, and some microsporidia involved in Fe-S cluster assembly, an essential ATP-generating step in these organisms. [mitochondrion + G. sōma, body]

mitosome

(mī′tō-sōm) [Gr. mitos, thread, + soma, body] A stainable portion of the spindle fibers following mitosis.