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Microbe-microbe Interactions
Microbes usually interact in a positive or negative manner. Neutralism is not frequent in the case of this kind of relationship. Among single population of microbes (microbes of the same species), microbes cooperate at low densities and compete at high cell densities. Beneficial interactions ­among microbes are facilitated by close physical proximity, e.g. biofilms and ­flocs.