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Microbial Symbiosis
Microbial Symbiosis
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
03/28/2013

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Term
mutualism
Definition
~both partners benefit
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commensalism
Definition
~one partner benefits; other neither harmed nor hurt
Term
parasitism
Definition
~one partner benefits at expense of other
~pathogenic is subcategory where disease results
~really a gradient of relationships – not fixed categories
~relationship can change with changing conditions example: opertunistic pathogens
Term
Lichens
Definition
~mutualism involving fungus and alga or cyanobacterium
~photosynthetic partner produces organic matter
~cyanobacteria involved often also fix N2
~fungus provides water and mineral nutrients andalso provides protection and anchoring function
~can prosper in challenging environments
(good colonizers)
~eventually improve environment for other organisms
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Consortia
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