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com·men·sal·ism

 (kə-mĕn′sə-lĭz′əm)
n.
A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives some benefit while the other is unaffected.
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com·men·sal·ism

(kə-mĕn′sə-lĭz′əm)
A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives benefit without harming the other. See Note at symbiosis.
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commensalism

a relationship between animals or plants in which one lives with or on the other without damage to either. Cf. parasitism.
See also: Animals
the living together of two organisms in a relationship that is beneficial to one and has no effect on the other. — commensal, adj.
See also: Biology
the practice of eating together at the same table. Also commensality. — commensal, n., adj.
See also: Food and Nutrition
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.commensalism - the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it
interdependence, interdependency, mutuality - a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
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[4] This gave the normal commensal flora present in the oral cavity of participant as well as the bacterial load.
Small intestine bacterial overgrowth--increased levels of commensal flora in a highly absorptive mucosal region--is associated with over 40 major illnesses and provides a major burden of LPS, peptidoglycans, and cytokines.
Probiotics are the commensal flora that live in your gut and play a significant role in overall wellness.
Postinjection infections can result from contamination with the commensal flora of patients or surgery staff.
Several case reports showed that group G streptococcus (GGS) bacteria are normal commensal flora of the human upper airway that can cause severe pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and, rarely, peritonsillar abscess [1-3].
pylori has shown to reduce migraine attacks.[17] The alteration of commensal flora may also have contributed to the result.
Up to 50-80% of SLE patients can suffer from skin and mucosal manifestations, in which changes in mucocutaneous commensal flora composition can lead to the proliferation of pathogen species driving chronic inflammation [9].
It belongs to the commensal flora of several animals, including pigs, chickens, or cows, (2) but is better known as a major agent of exudative epidermitis in piglets, a potentially lethal disease characterized by exfoliation of the skin, blisters formation and brown serous exudation.
acnes is part of our commensal flora, it's frequently a contaminate in culture, and we might be inappropriately dismissing it as such.
The results of these studies showed that A20 knockout mice exhibit systemic multi-organ inflammation, in response to commensal flora, leading to early death.