Antibiosis is a biological interaction

Biological interaction

Biological interactions are the effects organisms in a community have on one another. In the natural world no organism exists in absolute isolation, and thus every organism must interact with the environment and other organisms...

 between two or more organism

Organism

In biology, an organism is any contiguous living system . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homoeostasis as a stable whole.An organism may either be unicellular or, as in the case of humans, comprise...

s that is detrimental to at least one of them or an antagonistic association between an organism and the metabolic substances produced by another.

The general relationship between an antibiotic

Antibiotic

An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...

 and an infectious organism is one of antibiosis. This word refers to an association of two organisms in which one is harmed or killed by the other. The relationship between human being

Human

Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...

s and disease-causing pathogen

Pathogen

A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...

s is one of antibiosis. If a person is affected by germs, he is the injured organism.

Antibiosis is commonly found and studied between host plant

Plant

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

s and the insect

Insect

Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...

s which feed upon them.

"Antibiosis resistance affects the biology of the insect so pest abundance and subsequent damage is reduced compared to that which would have occurred if the insect was on a susceptible crop variety. Antibiosis resistance often results in increased mortality or reduced longevity and reproduction of the insect."

See also

• "Antibiosis" in Wiktionary
• Biotechnology
  Biotechnology
  Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
  
  
• Antibiotic
  Antibiotic
  An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...
  
  
• Biological pest control
  Biological pest control
  Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms...
  
  

External links

• Deborah R. Fravel, "Role of Antibiosis in the Biocontrol of Plant Diseases" Annual Review of Phytopathology 26: 75-91 (September 1988) doi:10.1146/annurev.py.26.090188.000451
• Wafaa Mohamed Haggag and Abdel-Latif A. Mohamed, "Biotechnological Aspects of Microorganisms Used in Plant Biological Control", Am.-Eurasian J. Sustain. Agric. 1(1): 7-12 (2007)
• http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/antibiosis
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/antibiosis