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Microbial Nutrition
o Microbial nutrition is an aspect of microbial physiology that deals with the supply of
monomers (or the precursors of monomers) that cells need for growth. Collectively, these
required substances are called nutrients.
o Different organisms need different complements of nutrients, and not all nutrients are
required in the same amounts.
Microbial Nutrition
o Some nutrients, called macronutrients, are required in large amounts, while others, called
micronutrients, are required in trace amounts.
o All microbial nutrients originate from the chemical elements; however, just a handful of
elements dominate biology