saprotroph

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saprotroph

(ˈsæprəʊˌtrəʊf)
n
(Microbiology) any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter. Also called: saprobe or saprobiont
saprotrophic adj
ˌsaproˈtrophically adv
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Two fungal OTUs varied in relative abundance due to amendment type: the soil saprotroph Microascus brevicaulis was present in PL but absent in NIL and FERT treatments, and an unassigned Ascomycota was present in PL and FERT but absent in NIL treatments.
A single application of fertiliser or manure to a cropping field has limited long-term effects on soil microbial communities
It was first described by Coker (1923) as water saprotroph from North America.
Straminipilous organisms growing on herbivorous pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus) and carnivorous piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) from Poland/Organismos stramenophila em crescimento na herbivora pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus) e na carnivora piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) da Polonia
For a long time the degree of impurity of the water used has been measured by the microorganisms present (the saprotroph scale).
The frontiers between oceans and continents
sulphureus combines properties of both facultative saprotroph and facultative parasite [10].
Popularity of species of polypores which are parasitic upon oaks in coppice oakeries of the South-Western Central Russian Upland in Russian Federation
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