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- noun biology The
relationship between the individuals of differentspecies (especially ofbacteria ) in which one or bothbenefit nutritionally from the presence of the other
Etymologies
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syn- + -trophy
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Rittmann explains how this mutually reinforcing relationship, known as syntrophy, may contribute to obesity:
innovations-report 2009
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