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Answer for the clue "Soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites ", 11 letters:
actinomyces

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n. soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites

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Actinomyces is a genus of the Actinobacteria class of bacteria . They are all gram-positive . Actinomyces species are facultatively anaerobic (except A. meyeri , an obligate anaerobe ), and they grow best under anaerobic conditions. Actinomyces species ...