0 (of a living thing) getting its food from other plants or animals, or relating to such living things: --
Serial dilution plating methods on media for the cultivation of heterotrophic bacteria were employed.
The heterotrophic bacteria population of both soils clearly have only a limited ability to grow under the strict oligotrophic conditions imposed.
The preservation of these heterotrophic cysts is moderate to poor and hinders a specific determination.
Owing to the lower denitrification rate, autotrophic denitrification has a relatively small biomass growth as compared with heterotrophic denitrification.
Photosynthetic microorganisms generate energy and reduce carbon dioxide, providing organic substances and oxygen that fuel processes and conversions in the heterotrophic biofilm community.
The embryo is heterotrophic and requires a sufficient support system to sustain growth until the seedling reaches photosynthetic, autotrophic status.
Locally, the role might include providing a source of organic carbon for the heterotrophic component of the intertidal community.
During this period, accumulation is rapid in the heterotrophic phase and slows down during the transition phase.
