Definition of antibiosis in English:
antibiosis
nounˌantɪbʌɪˈəʊsɪsˌæntibaɪˈoʊsəs
mass nounBiology An antagonistic association between two organisms (especially microorganisms), in which one is adversely affected.
Compare with symbiosis
Example sentencesExamples
- The types of resistance bred into resistant hybrids are ‘tolerance’ and ‘antibiosis.’
- Antibiosis is often caused by the production of toxic chemicals by the plant.
- The plates were incubated at 28°C and observed for antibiosis after 24 hours in case of yeasts and 96 hours in case of moulds.
- The direct mechanisms involved in this protective effect include competition, antibiosis, and mycoparasitism.
- An example of this process, called antibiosis, is provided by marigold roots, which release chemicals that are toxic to several species of fungi.
Origin
Late 19th century: from anti- + a shortened form of symbiosis.
Definition of antibiosis in US English:
antibiosis
nounˌæntibaɪˈoʊsəsˌantēbīˈōsəs
Biology An antagonistic association between two organisms (especially microorganisms), in which one is adversely affected.
See also symbiosis
Example sentencesExamples
- The plates were incubated at 28°C and observed for antibiosis after 24 hours in case of yeasts and 96 hours in case of moulds.
- Antibiosis is often caused by the production of toxic chemicals by the plant.
- The types of resistance bred into resistant hybrids are ‘tolerance’ and ‘antibiosis.’
- An example of this process, called antibiosis, is provided by marigold roots, which release chemicals that are toxic to several species of fungi.
- The direct mechanisms involved in this protective effect include competition, antibiosis, and mycoparasitism.
Origin
Late 19th century: from anti- + a shortened form of symbiosis.