Saprophyte

Saprophytic Bacteria that breakdown bodies of dead plants and animals (nonliving organic material), returning organic materials to the food chain. Saprophytic bacteria are usually non-pathogenic, too. Most Aiken Clear-Flo products are saprophytic. 

Moder-pilz, m. mold fungus, saprophytic fungus. -stein, m. rottenstone. -stoff, m. rotted material, specif, humiis. 

Saprkmie,/. (Med.) sapremia, saprogen, a. saprogenic, putrefactive, saprophytisch, a. saprophytic. 

Verwesungs-pilz, m. Bot.) saprophyte, -pro-zess, m. process of decay or decomposi tion. 

It may be that this fact was associated with the rather complex composition of fungal mycelium, consisting of chitin enclosed in a glucan matrix (Bowman, Free, 2006). Therefore, mature saprophyte mycelium are completely covered by difficult-soluble glucans and the fraction of chitin in the apical cell wall is not sufficient. As such, we supposed that these cationic isoforms bound with another major component of the fungi... 

Emmons C.W. (1955) Saprophytic sources of Cryptococcus neoformans associated with the pigeon. Am J Hygiene, 62, Tll- l i l. 

The simple nutritional requirements and metabolic adaptability of many common saprophytic spoilage microorganisms enable them to utilize many of the components of medicines as substrates for biosynthesis and growth, including not only the intended... 

Marigold petals are rich sources of xanthophyUs, mainly lutein esters. To increase the coloring power, chemical extraction of the colorant from flower meal is performed or a new enzymatic procedure is applied. It was shown that treatment with cellulases or mixed saprophyte microorganisms or solid state fermentation improved the xanthophyll extraction yield. ... 

MOLECULAR GENETICS AND REGULATION OF PECTINASE BIOSYNTHESIS IN SAPROPHYTIC AND PHYTOPATHOGENIC MICROBIAL SYSTEMS... 

The endo-action of the K. marxianus PG was demonstrated by a extremely rapid attack on plant tissue. This activity appears to be at least equivalent to that of several commercial preparations used for separating plant cells for protoplast preparation (RMC, unpublished data). Most of the endo-PGs produced by plant pathogens and saprophytes have so far been reported to possess macerating activity. PG secreted by K. marxianus CCT 3172 also had a strong activity in reducing the viscosity of cocoa pulp. Cocoa pulp generally contains 1 - 1.5% (w/w) of pectin consisting of 68% esterification and 11.6% methoxyl content [18]. 

Neutral interactions are found extensively in the rhizosphere of all crop plants. Saprophytic microorganisms are responsible for many vital soil processes, such as decomposition of organic residues in soil and associated soil nutrient mineralization/turnover processes. While these organisms do not appear to benefit or harm the plant directly (hence the tenn neutral), their presence is obviously vital for soil nutrient dynamics and their ab.sence would clearly influence plant health and productivity. 

A. J. Anderson, Isolation from root and shoot surfaces of agglutinins that show specificity for saprophytic pseudomonads, Canadian Journal of Botany 67 3438 (1983). 

At ecological scale, since most soil organisms are saprophytic or mutualis-tic, i.e., dependent on the primary production of the plants, mineralization and immobilization in the rhizosphere represent the keystone processes determining the availability, quality, and renewal rate of soil resources used by plants. 

Various plant species volatiles fr. plant residues inhib d. Rhizoctonia growth, inc d pigmentation in mycelium, dec d saprophytic activity 116... 

Besides the aerobic microorganisms there are also anaerobic ones. These exist and multiply where no dissolved oxygen is present. Saprophytic bacteria produce organic acids and alcohols. The methane bacteria will then convert these compounds into cells plus carbon dioxide and methane. The methane may be recovered and binned as fuel. If any sulfur is present it will eventually be converted to H2S. 

Saprophytic, dark pigmented fungi such as Alternaria spp. can infect a wide range of plant species, especially tissues that are exposed to other biotic or abiotic stressors and older and senescing plant tissues. Also, wet weather conditions favour attack by Alternaria spp. Inoculum of Alternaria and potentially production of altemariol is further enhanced when cereal straw and stubble is left on the soil surface and not sufficiently incorporated into the soil after harvest (direct seeding and minimum tillage systems). 

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