Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organism, such as a strain of bacteria, that has lost the ability to synthesize certain substances required for its growth and metabolism as the result of mutational changes.
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- noun Any
microorganism that has lost the ability tosynthesize anorganic compound required for its growth, usually as a result ofmutation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Back-formation from auxotrophic.]
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auxo- + -troph
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Examples
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We are seeking a candidate interested in understanding transport and function of cholesterol in the sterol-auxotroph organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
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Pechous RD, McCarthy TR, Mohapatra NP, Soni S, Penoske RM, et al. (2008) A Francisella tularensis Schu S4 purine auxotroph is highly attenuated in mice but offers limited protection against homologous intranasal challenge.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Konstantin Kadzhaev et al. 2009
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From this strain we generated a Ura − auxotroph (strain SCMSP202) by plating on solid media containing 5-Fluoroorotic Acid (5-FOA).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Heidi M. Blank et al. 2009
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