saprobiont

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saprobiont

(ˌsæprəʊˈbɑɪɒnt)
n
(Microbiology) another name for saprotroph
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Reductions in vegetative growth and biomass production of Aspergillus flavus (Link) on PDA medium after several passages through Galleria mellonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) have been reported, indicating that the capacity of a fungus to grow as a saprobiont may be reduced by forced passage through the host insect (Scully and Bidochka 2005).
Calidad de conidios de Beauveria bassiana despues de sucesivos pasajes por el huesped Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
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