0 an organism, such as a fungus or a bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead and decaying plant and animal matter -- 腐生菌，腐生物
This species is most commonly found in the alimentary tract as a harmless saprophyte in 5% 19% of the normal population.
It is sometimes a non-lethal parasite and possibly a saprophyte.
The pathogen begins as a saprophyte on stem residue and survives in the stubble.
The bacterium is a saprophyte deriving its nutrition from cellulose aerobically.
They are parasites or commensals of vertebrates, insects or plants; some are saprophyte.
Silybum marianum extract has antifungal effects, preventing the growth of dermatophyte more than saprophyte fungi.
Of these, 79 are epiphytic, 21 are terrestrial and 1 species is a saprophyte.
Although hot-water treatments of sugarcane cuttings are used worldwide for the control of fungal and bacterial diseases when establishing nurseries, there is no report on the control of saprophytes.
