Examples of 'commensal' in a sentence
Meaning of "commensal"
Commensal is an adjective used in biology to describe a relationship between two organisms where one benefits without affecting the other negatively
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- Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.
- Eating at the same table.
- An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.
- One who eats at the same table.
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Bacteria considered commensal become more prevalent.
This relationship however is not truly commensal.
Acnes is a commensal bacterium of the cutaneous flora.
The larva is believed to be an ant commensal.
They are commensal with alpheid shrimps.
Possible correlation with increasing number of commensal bacteria.
It is not a commensal of the healthy uterine or amniotic microbiome.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common commensal and an opportunistic pathogen.
The association with the bryozoan is described as commensal.
Clostridium difficile is a commensal microorganism of the intestinal flora.
Will selectively enrich one or more commensal bacteria.
It is commensal with alpheid shrimps.
Most are free living although some are commensal or parasitic.
In some areas it is commensal with humans in towns and villages.
Commensal bacteria also protect us by reinforcing the intestinal barrier.
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A number have been registered for commensal rodent control.
These commensal microorganisms have a vital role in human health.
Staphylococcus aureus is a common commensal and significant opportunistic pathogen.
It is possible to visualize a parasitic relationship evolving into a commensal one.
An example of a commensal relationship is found between pigeons and humans.
They are thought to be commensal bacteria.
A commensal shrimp can sometimes be found living among the tubercles.
A number of sea anemone species are commensal with other organisms.
The commensal strain has a better adherence then the other.
It is probably a commensal of cattle.
Therefore commensal bacteria should not be included in surveillance and monitoring programmes.
Bifidobacterium are commensal microorganisms.
This mechanism seems to be functional in both pathogenic and commensal bacteria.
There are connubial and commensal relations among the four divisions.
Some of them are commensal.
Indicator commensal bacterium.
Commensal bacteria may also regulate immune responses that cause allergies.
Candida species are a normal commensal present in a large percentage of healthy individuals.
On the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria.
Almost all streptococci are commensal bacteria or pathogenes to men and animals.
Those that neither help nor harm humans are called commensal organisms.
All species of commensal rodents carry and spread various diseases.
Microscopic evaluation of biofilm may serve as a guide to regaining commensal health flora.
Eikenella corrodens is a commensal of the human mouth and upper respiratory tract.
Most species of fig have their own unique commensal species of wasp.
It is a commensal bacterium in the normal gingival flora of canine and feline species.
See also commensal.
It is a saprophytic commensal organism which becomes pathogenic if the carrier organism becomes weakened.
The grey wolf most likely followed the commensal pathway to domestication.
Escherichia coli is a commensal microorganism found in the microbiota of birds and other animals.
It encourages the transfer of resistance genes to human commensal and pathogenic bacteria.
These commensal bacteria of the oropharynx and upper airway rarely cause infections in humans.
Rodents that live in close association with humans are called commensal rodents.
Marine iguanas have mutualistic and commensal relationships with several other animals.
We observed that macroscopic wound closure rate is accelerated in the absence of commensal microbiota.
