Holobiont

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A host organism plus its associated microorganisms

    "The variables we considered include solar irradiance and turbidity, which are relevant to the symbiont photosynthesis and yearly minimum temperature, representing potential limiting factors for the holobiont."

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"The variables we considered include solar irradiance and turbidity, which are relevant to the symbiont photosynthesis and yearly minimum temperature, representing potential limiting factors for the holobiont."

Etymology

From holo- + -biont.

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