The phrase
"opportunistic organisms" refers to living things that take advantage of any opportunity or advantageous situation to survive and grow. They use circumstances, such as weak immune systems or damaged habitats, to thrive and multiply.
Full definition
Capable of developing at any time during the winemaking process, spoilage microbes are
opportunistic organisms which are difficult to control and eliminate.
Those who are immune suppressed, be they human or non-human, are inclined to become infected
with opportunistic organisms, and in turn shed larger numbers of those organisms than one might naturally come into contact with in the environment.
This certainly is the case with antibiotics that destroy colonies of beneficial organisms allowing the overgrowth of invasive,
opportunistic organisms like Candida albicans.
It is an «
opportunistic organism,» and will try to colonize all bodily tissues.
Indeed, Evans, Hughes and others continue to hunt for more bizarre,
opportunistic organisms.
Instead,
these opportunistic organisms may simply be capitalizing on the slow death of the invertebrates due to pollution, climate change, or other factors.
Follows says that, with more data on
these opportunistic organisms, he hopes to improve the model to accurately reflect mixotrophic populations and their effect on the planet's carbon cycle.
Candida albicans is
an opportunistic organism and pathogenic yeast.
Any one or a combination of these things kill our good gut flora, thin our gut lining, and compromise our immunity enough to allow
this opportunistic organism (and often times many other pathogens) to take over and dominate our gut health.
However, Candida is
an opportunistic organism and problems occur when it is able to grow unchecked.