"Symbiotic microbes" refers to a mutually beneficial relationship between tiny organisms (microbes) and another living organism. They work together in a way that both the microbes and the organism benefit from this relationship.
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«symbiotic»
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Sentences with «symbiotic microbes»
- Only insects carry Wolbachia, but all animals have a range of symbiotic microbes. (quantamagazine.org)
- In order to fully grasp the complexities of how symbiotic microbes might affect evolution, Bordenstein said, the fields of microbiology and evolutionary biology will have to form a symbiotic relationship of their own. (quantamagazine.org)
- Without symbiotic microbes, the corals will die. (newscientist.com)
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