Francis Soares Gomes

Saprophytic, Symbiotic and Parasitic Bacteria: Importance to Environment, Biotechnological Applications and Biocontrol

Francis Soares Gomes, Emmanuel Viana Pontual, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho & Patrícia Maria Guedes Paiva · Advances in Research · 2014

Microbial communities have a vast importance to the ecosystem being of use by humans for health or industrial purposes. Most bacteria can be distinguished into three groups: saprophytic; symbiotic and parasitic. Saprophytic bacteria, which are the major decomposers of organic mat...