Microbial Interaction

Microbial Interaction

1. Physically associated with other organism

   • Ectosymbiosis
     • Organism found outside the organism
   • Endosymbiosis
     • Organism found inside the organism
   • Ecto/endosymbiosis
     • Organism found inside and outside the organism

2. Relationship

   • Mutualism
     • Both organisms get benefit from one another
     • Protocooperation
       • A mutually beneficial relationship that is not obligatory
   • Commensalism
     • One organism get benefit while another one does not get anything either benefit or being harm
   • Predation
     • Organism engulfs or attacks a prey
   • Parasitism
     • One organism get benefit from other organism but another organism will be harmed
   • Ammensalism
     • Organism releases a specific compound to kill other organism immediately
   • Competition
     • Different organisms in a population compete for the same resource