An akinete is a thick-walled dormant cell derived from the enlargement of a vegetative cell.Moore, R.

1. The akinetes allow the cyanobacteria to survive in harsh conditions until the environment becomes favorable again.
   休眠體使藍(lán)藻能夠在惡劣條件下存活，直到環(huán)境再次變得適宜。
2. Researchers studied the formation of akinetes in order to understand the survival mechanisms of freshwater algae.
   研究人員研究了休眠體的形成，以了解淡水藻類的生存機(jī)制。