Microbial Symbiosis

This lecture offers a comprehensive overview of microbial interactions, emphasizing their diverse roles in ecosystems. Starting with the importance of symbiosis and types of microbial relationships—mutualism, cooperation, antagonism, and symbiosis—we delve into detailed examples, such as coral-tube worm mutualism and microbial syntrophy. Cooperative and antagonistic behaviors, including predation and parasitism, are explored alongside defense mechanisms like CRISPR. The session concludes with...