antibiosis
Organisms harming others
Antibiosis is a biological relationship in which one organism harms or inhibits another, typically through chemical substances.
The term appears most often in discussions of how bacteria, fungi, or plants produce compounds that suppress competitors: The mold exhibited antibiosis against the bacterial culture.
Antibiotics derive from this phenomenon—substances that kill or inhibit microorganisms.
The word contrasts with symbiosis, where organisms benefit each other.
Mental check on behavior
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- bacteriostaticInhibits microbial reproduction
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
antibacterial · antifungal · biocontrol · germicide · toxin · metabolite · chemical warfare · growth inhibition
Between different species
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- coevolutionReciprocal adaptation between interacting species
- nicheRecessed wall space
habitat · survival · adaptation · selective pressure · environmental stress
Microscopic living entity
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- microbiotaResident microscopic organisms
- microfloraMicroscopic organisms inhabiting environments
pathogen · biofilm · colony · culture · strain · prokaryote · virulence · infectious
Pest control via organisms
- pest managementControlling harmful organisms
- plant protectionSafeguarding cultivated species
- biopesticideNatural pest control agent
- soil amendmentSubstance improving dirt quality
beneficial microbes · wilt · blight · root rot · organic farming · sustainable agriculture
Body fighting foreign threats
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- protectionGuarding against harm
- innate immunityInherited pathogen defense system
- survival strategyMethod ensuring continued existence
inhibition
Mental check on behavior
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- bacteriostaticInhibits microbial reproduction
antimicrobial · antibacterial · antifungal · biocontrol · germicide · toxin · metabolite · chemical warfare · growth inhibition · lysis
interspecies
Between different species
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- coevolutionReciprocal adaptation between interacting species
niche · habitat · survival · adaptation · selective pressure · environmental stress
microorganism
Microscopic living entity
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- microbiotaResident microscopic organisms
microflora · pathogen · biofilm · colony · culture · strain · prokaryote · virulence · infectious · host
biocontrol
Pest control via organisms
- pest managementControlling harmful organisms
- plant protectionSafeguarding cultivated species
- biopesticideNatural pest control agent
soil amendment · beneficial microbes · wilt · blight · root rot · organic farming · sustainable agriculture
immune response
Body fighting foreign threats
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- protectionGuarding against harm
- innate immunityInherited pathogen defense system
antibiosissymbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
mutualism · commensalism · cooperation · mutual benefit · synergism
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