Ecotropism or ecotropic (from ''eco'' – hearth and ''tropic'' – to turn towards) refers to the philosophy that for human culture to be healthy, it must exist as in an ecological niche and thereby relate appropriately with all the fields of forces of nature, organic and inorganic. The following form of the term has been used since 1990 in the publication of "Toward an Ecotropic Poetry" Published by The Open Theatre, Austin Tx 1990, written by John Campion and John Herndon.
Ecotropism can also indicate that a
pathogen, like a
virus or a
bacterium, has a narrow
host range and can
infect one or a small group of
species or
cell culture
Cell culture or tissue culture is the process by which cells are grown under controlled conditions, generally outside of their natural environment. The term "tissue culture" was coined by American pathologist Montrose Thomas Burrows. This te ...
lines.
See also
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Tropism, a list of tropisms
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Amphotropism, indicating a wide host range
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, link to early ecotropic essay and ecotropic concepts
References
Virology
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