Verteron

A verteron is a subatomic particle. They are usually associated with the creation of wormholes and can collect in verteron nodes. 

The Bajoran wormhole may have been formed by self-sustaining verterons. 

It has been theorized that the Bajoran wormhole's interior consists of a twelve-dimensional helical verteron membrane, which shapes the tunnel shape of the phenomena. 

When the Bajoran wormhole opens, it emits verteron particles.