Prototroph vs. Auxotroph
Prototrophnoun
(biology) Any microorganism that can synthesize its nutrients from inorganic material
Prototrophnoun
A prototrophic microorganism.
Auxotrophnoun
Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
Auxotrophnoun
a mutant organism (especially a bacterium or fungus) that requires a particular additional nutrient which the normal strain does not.
