Question

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the action of one microorganism that causes harm to another microbe is known as

Explanation:

Identify the ecological relationship

The question describes a nonsymbiotic relationship where one microorganism actively harms or inhibits another microbe.

Define the specific term

In microbiology, an association where members of a community compete and one organism secretes chemical substances (like antibiotics or bacteriocins) that inhibit or destroy another organism in the same habitat is defined as antagonism.

Answer:

The action of one microorganism that causes harm to another microbe is known as <blank>antagonism</blank>