Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 32.1, Problem 4.2RIA
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To determine: The meaning of the phrase “microbial arms race” in terms of a community of attine ants and its implications on the community.
Introduction: Attine ants are a perfect example of Amensalism. It is the process of interaction in which one organism harms another organism through the release of a specific compound. This compound has adverse or negative effects on another organism. It is a unidirectional process.
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