opportunistic microorganism

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opportunistic microorganism [¦äp·ər‚tü¦nis·tik ¦mī·krō′ȯr·gə‚niz·əm]

(microbiology)

A normally harmless endogenous microorganism that produces disease due to fortuitous events that affect the host.

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