However, sometimes this mutually
beneficial symbiosis goes awry, and the microbes start «acting out».
The remarkable density of life at deep - sea hydrothermal vents is explained by the mutually
beneficial symbiosis of invertebrate animals and sulfide - oxidizing bacteria that colonize their cells
Not exact matches
Given the deep interdependence between the two, they can only benefit in the long term by remaining pragmatic and in a relationship that essentially mirrors
symbiosis, which in nature refers to a prolonged association that is mutually
beneficial.
«This new research has turned the assumption that
symbiosis is mutually
beneficial on its head.»
The findings, published in Science in July 2013, highlight a surprising idea in biology: that
symbiosis — a long - term, stable and often
beneficial interaction between organisms — could drive two populations apart, the first step in the development of new species.
Probiotics are bacteria, or yeasts that are
beneficial to humans, living in
symbiosis with us.
Aquaponic systems typically have a lower carbon footprint than traditional soil, hydroponic, or aquaculture farms, due to the
symbiosis between the fish, the
beneficial bacteria, and the plants.