NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The production of antibodies is a form of antagonism called
A
symbiosis.
B
antibiosis.
C
mutualism.
D
synergism.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The production of antibiotics is a form of antagonism called. antibiosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antibiosis is an antagonistic association between two organisms (especially microorganisms), in which one is adversely affected. Bacteria produce heterogeneous organic compounds with low-molecular weights that act against pathogens in their growth and development.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antibiosis is a biological interaction between two or more organisms that is detrimental to at least one of them; it can also be an antagonistic association between an organism and the metabolic substances produced by another.

Detailed explanation-4: -The process of antibiosis refers to an interaction between two organisms, in which the growth and/or the activity of one organism is inhibited by the other organisms via the production of chemical compounds.

Detailed explanation-5: -A prevalent mechanism of antibiotic antagonism is found in the interaction between bacteriostatic and bactericidal antibiotics, which halt cellular growth and kill growing cells, respectively.

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