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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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Fungi are ubiquitous in the environment and are primary saprophytes, meaning that they use dead organic material as a source of nutrients for their growth and reproduction.
Most fungi are saprophytes, feeding on dead or decaying material.
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.
The majority of the species encountered in air quality are saprophytes, meaning that they get their energy from organic sources.
These are the common species and species pathogenic for humans and animals, they are mostly natural saprophytes.

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