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Which one of the following population interaction is widely used in medical science for the production of antibiotics ?

A

Parasitism

B

Mutualism

C

Commensalism

D

Amensalism

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Amensalism is widely used in medical science for the production of antibiotics.
It involves, the secretion of chemicals called allochemics by one microbial group to harm other microbes, e.g., Penicillium secretes chemicals to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus bacteria. These chemicals can be used in medical science for the production of antibiotics.
On the other hand, no such chemicals are secreted in parasitism, mutualism and commertsalism.
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