Pelvic Fracture or Fractured Pelvis: Types, Causes, Treatment, 3 Exercises. Pelvis is a ring-like structure of bones that is present at the lower end of the trunk. The pelvic bone is a large bone, which is present in two halves on each side of the body known as the hemipelvises, and together they build up the complete pelvis.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to bacterial spore: exosporium, bacterial capsule, forespore. (bak-tÄrÄ-Äl spÅr) A qui-escent form of some bacteria that is resistant to environmental stress and difficult to destroy.
In the absence of visual, auditory, and olfactory perception, adhering bacteria react to membrane stresses arising from minor deformations due to the adhesion forces felt to make them aware of their adhering state on a surface and change from a planktonic to a biofilm phenotype.