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Definition of Saprobes
1. saprobe [n] - See also: saprobe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saprobes
Literary usage of Saprobes
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)
"... Hericium abietis, and Sparassis crispa) does occur in the wild, but many prized
edible saprobes, such as Pleurotus and Agaricus species, are relatively ..."
2. Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop Held by K M Old, J K Sharma, S S Lee (1997)
"C. gloeosporioides is a complex of species which range from wide- spectrum saprobes
and weak parasites and secondary colonizers, to narrowly host-specific ..."
3. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals by Kimberly Sue Waggie (1994)
"Dermatophytes grow readily as saprobes. The characteristic spore producing growth
may be replaced by a sterile mycelium. This phenomenon, which is known as ..."
4. A Manual of Rice Seed Health Testing by T W Mew, J K Misra (1994)
"... without detectably increasing in length phytopathogenic = organisms
characteristically either parasites of leaving plants or saprobes of plant material ..."
5. Managing Forest Ecosystems to Conserve Fungus Diversity and Sustain Wild edited by David Pilz, Randy Molina (1998)
"... Hericium abietis, and Sparassis crispa) does occur in the wild, but many prized
edible saprobes, such as Pleurotus and Agaricus species, are relatively ..."
6. Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop Held by K M Old, J K Sharma, S S Lee (1997)
"C. gloeosporioides is a complex of species which range from wide- spectrum saprobes
and weak parasites and secondary colonizers, to narrowly host-specific ..."
7. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals by Kimberly Sue Waggie (1994)
"Dermatophytes grow readily as saprobes. The characteristic spore producing growth
may be replaced by a sterile mycelium. This phenomenon, which is known as ..."
8. A Manual of Rice Seed Health Testing by T W Mew, J K Misra (1994)
"... without detectably increasing in length phytopathogenic = organisms
characteristically either parasites of leaving plants or saprobes of plant material ..."
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