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The relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other
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Eukaryote — Eukaryotes Temporal range: Proterozoic – Recent Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker Margulis,1978 Kingdoms … Wikipedia
syntroph — noun An individual related to another by syntrophy … Wiktionary
