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food vacuole

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food vacuole
n.
A vacuole in which phagocytized food is digested.
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One group of targets identified by the genome authors were protein-degrading enzymes found in a subcellular digestive component called the food vacuole.
Breakthroughs put the bite on malaria. (Innovations)(Cover Story) by Tenenbaum, David J. / Environmental Health Perspectives
They do know, however, that these drugs target the parasite's digestive organ, or food vacuole.
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Using electron micrographs, the scientists have viewed bacteria entrapped in food vacuoles within algal cells.
Lake algae dine on bacteria by Miller, Julie Ann / Science News
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