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fomes

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fomes /fo·mes/ (fo´mēz) pl. fo´mites   [L.] an inanimate object or material on which disease-producing agents may be conveyed.
fo·mes (fmz)
n. pl. fom·i·tes (fm-tz, fm-)
Fomite.
fomes
pl. fomites [L.] an inanimate object or material on which disease-producing agents may be conveyed, e.g. feces, bedding, harness.


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This study evaluated the effectiveness of nine fungal strains (Ceriporiopsis subvermispora [1-3], Phanerochaete chrysosporium [1,3,4,5], Fomes lignosus, and ST-2) as pretreatment for jute biopulping.
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Above all, it is the figure and source of purity, divine remedy against temptation, pollution, or stain, against what theologians call fomes peccati.
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The biggest culprit is Fomes pini, red rot fungus," he tells us.
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