species living in close proximity to each other. Thus, syntrophy can be considered an obligatory interdependency and a mutualistic metabolism between different microbial species, wherein the growth of one partner depends on the nutrients, growth factors, or substrates provided by the other(s).

Microbial syntrophy

Syntrophy is often used synonymously for mutualistic symbiosis especially between at least two different bacterial

1.Previous
3.Next