The word 'spores' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the reproductive cells of certain plants, fungi and bacteria that can develop into new organisms. For example: "The moss on the roof contained a large number of spores."
Into these I empty the pods of common spotted orchids, their seed as fine as spores.
In "Witness to AIDS" he describes how, as the virus first took a grip, he was a living corpse on which white fungal spores grew.
Initial tests appeared to confirm that the anthrax spores contained in the envelopes all come from the same strain.
But on October 25th, it emerged that the Daschle letter may have contained a more refined, and thus more potent, form of anthrax spores.
This raises the possibility both of cross-contamination that the spores have been spreading from one item of mail to another—and that the sourcross-contamination thats notheainted mail at all.It isporesying also havefar anthrax appears to beenpreading.
The source of the spores found in all the letters is still not clear.
And the postal service has announced that it will introduce new screening systems designed to destroy anthrax spores on contaminated mail.Mr Bush's spokesman defended what some have criticised as a slow response from the authorities.
This was, said the US postal service, because it was assumed that anthrax spores in a sealed envelope would not affect postal workers.
The few who catch it tend to be those who come in close contact with animals tannery workers who breathe in spores from contaminated hides, for instance—or laboratory workers or diners who consume infected meat.Tabloid journalism has many occupational hazards, but anthrax is not one of them.
When its surroundings grow too salty, it forms spores and waits until conditions improve.
Crossing the galaxy in their crystal ships, these spores could then flourish on any planet where they found a hospitable environment.
