What does saprophagic mean?
Saprophagic means Eating dead organic matter..
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Eating dead organic matter..
“They are the major decomposers,” outdoing even bacteria, worms and maggots in their saprophagic industry, said David J. McLaughlin, a mycologist at the University of Minnesota.
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Saprophagic means Eating dead organic matter..
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“They are the major decomposers,” outdoing even bacteria, worms and maggots in their saprophagic industry, said David J. McLaughlin, a mycologist at the University of Minnesota.
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