noun
- an antagonistic association between organisms in which one is harmed or killed by a substance produced by another
Usage: biological term
Examples
- The antibiosis between the fungus and bacteria prevented bacterial growth.
- Researchers studied the antibiosis occurring in the soil microorganisms.
- Penicillin demonstrates antibiosis by inhibiting bacterial cell wall formation.
- The plant’s natural antibiosis protected it from harmful pathogens.
- Scientists observed antibiosis when certain microbes competed for resources.
- This antibiotic works through antibiosis against gram-positive bacteria.