syntrophism
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syntrophism (uncountable)
- syntrophy
- 1950, Methods in Medical Research - Volume 3, page 17:
- Even when biochemical and genetic information is not available, mutants with similar nutritional requirements can often be distinguished by syntrophism (mutual feeding).
- 2005, Peter Duerre, Handbook on Clostridia, page 776:
- Syntrophism was demonstrated first in an ethanol oxidizing co-culture, as described in the introduction.
- 2013, S. Srivastava, Understanding Bacteria, page 307:
- The conversion of arginine to putrescine by Enterococcus faecalis and E. coli is an example of syntrophism.