| 1. | They are terrestrial, leafless myco-heterotrophs ( formerly called saprophytes ).
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| 2. | The pathogenic form of " Pseudomonas luteola " is a saprophyte.
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| 3. | This fungus is often found as a saprophyte on logs of woody species.
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| 4. | It is found in Australia where it grows as a saprophyte on wood.
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| 5. | Such plants were therefore called " saprophytes ".
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| 6. | It is a plant parasite as well as saprophytes on both agricultural and forest trees.
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| 7. | Mushrooms that decompose nonliving organic matter ( leaves, logs, bark mulch ) are saprophytes.
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| 8. | "Fusarium oxysporum " is a common soil pathogen and saprophyte that feeds on dead and decaying organic matter.
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| 9. | Most of the fungi are saprophytes, but a few are damaging to foliage, produce cankers, or cause rots.
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| 10. | A polypore fungus, it is found in Eastern Australia, where it grows as a saprophyte on rotting, buried wood.
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