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commendable

[kuh-men-duh-buhl] / kəˈmɛn də bəl /


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Far less attention has been given to commensals, the non-pathogenic or beneficial microbes that naturally live in the human body.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

However, how gut fungal commensals affect immunity is less well understood, due in part to the lack of a good mouse model of fungal commensalism.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Since many protists live as commensals or parasites in other organisms and these relationships are often species-specific, there is a huge potential for protist diversity that matches the diversity of hosts.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

On Bermuda, P. parvus became extinct after human arrival in the 16th century, and P. spelaeus on New Zealand became extinct following the arrival of humans and their commensals.

From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2013

It was practised by ladies of high rank amongst their commensals and attendants.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)




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