Ecology Of microorganism

Eri Dian M
Microbiology FKUY

 Definition:
the study of the behavior and the activities of
microorganisms in their natural environments
Foundations
o populations
assemblages of similar organisms
o communities
mixtures of different populations
o ecosystems
self-regulating biological communities and their
physical environment

Interaction beetween microorganis

Netralism
Sinergism
Simbiosism
Competism
Antagonism
Parasitism

 Neutralism
there is no any physiological effect between
the populations.
Commensalism
Commensalism is a unidirectional
relationship betwen populations in
which one population benefits and the
other one isunaffected.

 Synergism
Synergism indicates that both
populations benefit from the
relationship but the association is
not obligatory. Both populations are
capable of surviving independently.
.

Mutualism Symbiosis
Mutualism Symbiosis is an
obligatory inter- relationship
between two populations that
benefits both of them.
Lichens is composed of a fungus
and an alga.

 Competition
Competition occurs when two
populations are striving for the
same resource of nutrients or the
habitat.

 Antagonism
Antagonism occurs when one
population produces a substrate
inhibitory to another population.

Parasitism
the parasite population is
benefited and the
host
population is harmed.

Synergism

Antagonism

Symbiosis
Commensalism
Mutualis
Parasitism

Commensalism
Definition
Relationship in which one symbiont (the commensal)
benefits while the other (the host) is neither harmed nor
helped.
Characteristics
Spatial proximity
The commensal feeds on substances captured or ingested by the
host.
The commensal obtains shelter from the host
Not dependent on the host metabolically
Examples
E. coli (the commensal) lives in human colon (the host)
E. coli use up O2 and benefits Bacteroides sp (obligate
anaerobes)

Oppurtunism
Opportunistic pathogens
members of normal microbiota that produce
disease under certain circumstances
Opportunistic infection definition:
infections caused by organisms that usually do
not cause disease in a person with a healthy
immune system, but can affect people with a
poorly functioning or suppressed immune
system. They need an opportunity to infect a
person

Good
luck