auxotroph

As nouns the difference between auxotroph and autotrophs

is that auxotroph is any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation while autotrophs is .

As nouns the difference between auxotroph and prototrophs

is that auxotroph is any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation while prototrophs is .

As nouns the difference between phototrophs and auxotroph

is that phototrophs is while auxotroph is any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation.

As nouns the difference between auxotroph and lithotroph

is that auxotroph is any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation while lithotroph is an organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) via electron transfer.

As nouns the difference between auxotroph and autotroph

is that auxotroph is any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation while autotroph is any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.

As nouns the difference between auxotroph and heterotroph

is that auxotroph is any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation while heterotroph is an organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own.