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satellitism

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satellitism /sat·el·li·tism/ (sat´el-i-tizm) the phenomenon in which certain bacterial species grow more vigorously in the immediate vicinity of colonies of other unrelated species, owing to the production of an essential metabolite by the latter species.
satellitism [sat´ĕ-li-tizm]
the phenomenon in which certain bacterial species grow more vigorously in the immediate vicinity of colonies of other unrelated species, owing to the production of an essential metabolite by the latter species.

satellitism
the phenomenon in which certain bacterial species grow much better in the immediate vicinity of colonies of other unrelated species, owing to the production of an essential metabolite by the latter species.


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