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BACTERIE SAPROPHYTE [3 records]

Record 1 2000-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Brewing and Malting
Key term(s)
  • brewer's sarcina
  • pediococcus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Brasserie et malterie
OBS

Sarcine :Bactérie saprophyte [...]

Key term(s)
  • sarcine de la bière
  • pédiocoque

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

One that lives in decaying organic matter.

Key term(s)
  • saprophytic bacteria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Bactérie qui tire sa nourriture de substances organiques en décomposition.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Bacteria que se alimenta de materia orgánica muerta, descomponiendo los sólidos orgánicos para obtener el sustento necesario y, produciendo a su vez sustancias de desecho que consisten en sólidos orgánicos e inorgánicos.

CONT

Por su actividad, las bacterias saprófitas son de suma importancia en los métodos de tratamiento de aguas negras ideados para facilitar o acelerar la descomposición natural de los sólidos orgánicos.

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Record 3 1980-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
OBS

Another human oral bacterium, Streptococcus salivarius, colonizes not the tooth itself but the gum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
OBS

(...) ;une autre bactérie saprophyte, Streptococcus salivarius, colonise non pas la dent elle-même, mais la gencive.

Spanish

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