of or pertaining to organisms living in highly polluted waters
2.
of or pertaining to saprophytes
Derived forms
saprobe (ˈsaˌprobe) (ˈsæˌproʊb)
noun
saprobically (saˈprobically)
adverb
Word origin
< sapro- + Gr bios, life + -ic
Examples of 'saprobic' in a sentence
saprobic
Saprobic index on the majority of monitored localities corresponded to oligosaprobity.
Ivo Sukop 2006, 'Macrozoobenthos of the Moravice river and Bělokamenný potok brook', Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensishttps://acta.mendelu.cz/54/4/0075/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The saprobic form could also be seen in tissues.
K Radhakrishnamurthy 1981, 'Chromomycosis Due to Phialophora Pedrosoi', Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprologyhttp://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=1981;volume=47;issue=5;spage=281;epage=284;aulast=Radhakrishnamurthy;type=0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The saprobic index, algae abundance and biomass were calculated.
Mironyuk A. N., Tkachenko F. P. 2012, 'SPECIES COMPOSITION OF PHYTOBENTOS OF TSAREGA RIVER (ODESSA REGION, UKRAINE)', Bìologìčnij Vìsnik Melìtopolʹsʹkogo Deržavnogo Pedagogìčnogo Universitetu Imenì BogdanaHmelʹnicʹkogohttp://ojs.mdpu.org.ua/index.php/biol/article/view/2012.2.12/72. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
185 taxa of lichens, lichenicolous and saprobic fungi were recorded in the reserve.
Krystyna Czyżewska, Stanisław Cieśliński, Jurga Motiejūnaitė, Katarzyna Kolanko 2014, 'The Budzisk nature reserve as a biocentre of lichen diversity in the Knyszyńska LargeForest (NE Poland)', Acta Mycologicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/am/article/view/3673. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Comparing the saprobic and parasitic growth phases, we observed considerable differential expression of cell surface-associated genes, particularly chitin-related genes.
Emily Whiston, Hua Zhang Wise, Thomas J. Sharpton, Ginger Jui, Garry T. Cole, JohnW. Taylor 2012, 'Comparative Transcriptomics of the Saprobic and Parasitic Growth Phases in Coccidioidesspp', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0041034. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
From the total number of microphytobenthic species determined, 94 species or 68% belongedto saprobic indicators.
Marija Tomec 2003, 'MICROPHYTOBENTHOS IN THE VRANA LAKE (CRES ISLAND)', Croatian Journal of Fisherieshttp://ribarstvo.agr.hr/articles/75581_MIKROFITOBENTOS_VRANSKOG_JEZERA_(OTOK_CRES)_hr.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)