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what specific term is used to describe the production of naturally occurring antibiotics from bacteria and fungi?
antagonism
natural resistance
normal resistance
antibiosis
Antibiosis is the production of naturally occurring antibiotics by bacteria and fungi. Normal resistance refers to the inherent ability of some microbes to resist certain antibiotics. Natural resistance is similar to normal resistance. Antagonism is a general term for one organism inhibiting another, not specifically about antibiotic production.
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