单词 | metabiotic |
释义 | metabioticadj. Chiefly Microbiology. Of, relating to, or involving metabiosis. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > relationships of organisms > [adjective] > symbiosis or mutualism symbiotic1882 metabiotic1893 mutualistic1893 symbiotrophic1905 parasymbiotic1911 1893 H. M. Ward in Philos. Trans. 1892 (Royal Soc.) B. 183 187 We may regard the fermentations as not symbiotic, but rather metabiotic, i.e., the action of one organism follows on that of another. 1914 Chem. Abstr. 8 3805 Metabiotic action of ultraviolet rays. 1973 R. G. Krueger et al. Introd. Microbiol. xxx. 739/1 Almost all the metabiotic effects exerted by microorganisms are chemical, although in certain situations their activities may alter physical factors. 1996 Sci. des Aliments 16 545 This metabiotic effect of foodborne Bacillus species on C. botulinum could be due to consumption of oxygen by the Bacillus spp. and a lowering of the redox potential, thereby creating conditions favourable for growth of, and toxin production by C. botulinum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1893 |
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