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metabolic complementarity

Scope: molecular
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Definition

Ability of symbiotic microorganisms to metabolize compounds that are toxic or indigestible to their hosts

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metabolic complementation

Publications (1)

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Metabolism of toxic sugars by the bee gut symbiont <i>Gilliamella apicola</i>

2017mBiocentral

Related Concepts (3)

host-microbiome interactions

framework1 shared paper

horizontal gene transfer

process1 shared paper

phosphotransferase system

process1 shared paper