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What are saprophytes?

What are saprophytes? Here are some definitions.

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  1. plural of saprophyte
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In this desert, where the lack of human life limits the risk of spreading infection, the body works intelligently with its own bacteria called saprophytes.
This method is suitable for larger volumes of water containing low numbers of saprophytes.
Drying and suberisation of cores, and growth of saprophytes during storage may hinder detection of the ring rot bacterium.
In addition, since populations of serologically related saprophytes can be increased, the use of specific monoclonal antibodies rather than polyclonal antibodies is recommended where the ELISA test is to be used.
These are the common species and species pathogenic for humans and animals, they are mostly natural saprophytes.
Bacteria and fungi are ubiquitous in terrestrial ecosystems and, as saprophytes, are essential for nutrient cycling.

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