Reduction of biomass due to metabolism of cell components or storage materials
Autodigestion is a phenomenon of biomass reduction due to the metabolism of cell components or storage materials.
Chinese name
Self digestion
Foreign name
autodigestion
Discipline
microbiology
Definition
Reduction of biomass due to metabolism of cell components or storage materials
In a mixed microbial population, self digestion includes two aspects, internal metabolism and predatory activity (that is, some cells are used as food by others).[1]
