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antibiosis

Definition: A natural association between organisms that is detrimental to at least one of them. This often refers to the production of chemicals by one microorganism that is harmful to another.
Definition Source: Medical Subject Headings
Used For: bacterial antagonism; fungal antagonism; microbial antagonism
Spanish: antibiosis

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