Microbial degradation of a relatively indigestible compound promoted by the presence of readily utilized nutrient is called

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Cometabolism is the microbial degradation of a relatively indigestible compound that is promoted by the presence of readily utilized nutrients. The microbes that degrade such compounds do not obtain energy from them directly but rather from the coupled oxidation of the readily utilized nutrient.

Microbial Degradation of a Relatively Indigestible Compound Promoted by the Presence