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commensal

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 707800 Last modified 08.03.2026
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Domain Medicine - Pathology - SurgeryBiology - Biotechnology
  • said of an organism that lives harmlessly in the gut
  • qualifie une espèce qui utilise les restes ou excédents alimentaires d'une autre sans la parasiter et bénéficie de sa protection
kommensaal
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  • Kommensalism - kahe eri liiki kuuluva organismi kooseluvorm, mis on kasulik ainult ühele osalisele - kommensaalile - ega tee kahju teisele. ... Eristatakse ekto- ja endok-i, viimasel juhul elavad kommensaalid partnerorganismi sisemuses. Tüüpilised endokommensaalid on bakterid ja ainuraksed, kes elavad selgroogsete seedekulglas.
commensal
Usage examples
  • One of the ways of achieving that aim, along with others relating to use of human medicinal products, is not to increase the reservoir of resistances in animals, especially where such resistances could be transferred to humans, thereby reducing the effectiveness of human medicinal products. Numerous scientific data demonstrate such a transfer not only for the organisms responsible for zoonoses but also for commensals.

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