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Definition of Saprobic
1. Adjective. Living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen.
Definition of Saprobic
1. saprobe [adj] - See also: saprobe
Medical Definition of Saprobic
1. Pertaining to a saprobe. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saprobic
Literary usage of Saprobic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Managing Forest Ecosystems to Conserve Fungus Diversity and Sustain Wild edited by David Pilz, Randy Molina (1998)
"saprobic fungi perform essential ecosystem functions by decomposing organic matter
... Many saprobic macrofungi can decompose cellulose, chitin, and lignin, ..."
2. Ecology & Management of the Commerically Harvested American Matsutake Mushroom by David Hosford, David Pilz, Randy Molina, Michael Amaranthus (1997)
"Various researchers have reported characteristics of saprobic, parasitic, ...
Likewise, many mycorrhizal fungi have some saprobic (decompositional) ..."
3. Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop Held by K M Old, J K Sharma, S S Lee (1997)
"Phoma species are particularly difficult to identify, and vary from being strong
pathogens to completely saprobic. If Acacia flavescens is to be considered ..."
4. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"... and their rigid cell walls are confined to a saprobic and/or parasitic lifestyle
in which they absorb soluble nutrients through the cell membrane. ..."
5. Managing Forest Ecosystems to Conserve Fungus Diversity and Sustain Wild edited by David Pilz, Randy Molina (1998)
"saprobic fungi perform essential ecosystem functions by decomposing organic matter
... Many saprobic macrofungi can decompose cellulose, chitin, and lignin, ..."
6. Ecology & Management of the Commerically Harvested American Matsutake Mushroom by David Hosford, David Pilz, Randy Molina, Michael Amaranthus (1997)
"Various researchers have reported characteristics of saprobic, parasitic, ...
Likewise, many mycorrhizal fungi have some saprobic (decompositional) ..."
7. Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop Held by K M Old, J K Sharma, S S Lee (1997)
"Phoma species are particularly difficult to identify, and vary from being strong
pathogens to completely saprobic. If Acacia flavescens is to be considered ..."
8. Children's Environmental Health Research: Indoor Mold and Children's Health edited by Allen Dearry, Gwen Collman (2000)
"... and their rigid cell walls are confined to a saprobic and/or parasitic lifestyle
in which they absorb soluble nutrients through the cell membrane. ..."
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