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biotic

Consisiting of, associated with or derived from living organisms. Biotic factors in an environment include the organisms themselves plus predation, competition and other interrelationships.

abiotic

Non-living. Abiotic factors in an environment include such items as sunlight, temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation, for example.

biome

A major regional or global biotic community normally characterised by the dominant vegetation and local climatic conditions, e.g., deserts, tropical rainforests, tundra. The two major aquatic biomes are freshwater and marine but these are often broken down into less-generalised categories.

decomposition

Natural, ecological process in which organic material is broken down into simpler substances which may then be used by other organisms. Typically biotic and carried out by microbes, worms, and other organisms but can also be abiotic and occur via chemical or physical processes such as oxidation or hydrolysis.

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baytril

Fluoroquinolone antibiotic effective against many aerobic bacteria, but particularly gram-negative and mycoplasma forms. Produced and marketed for veterinary use and used to treat fishes in some cases.

columnaris

Disease symptom resulting from infection by the bacterium Flavobacterium columnare which is ubiquitous in freshwater environments. Often mistaken for a fungal infection due to its appearance and is referred to variously as mouth rot, mouth fungus, fin rot, gill fungus, body fungus, saddleback columnaris, and cotton wool disease. Highly contagious and usually fatal unless treated with antibiotics or other.

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commensal

Of, relating to, characterised by or participating in a symbiotic relationship in which one species gains some benefit while the other is unaffected.

commensalism

A symbiotic association between two organisms in which one gains some benefit while the other is unaffected.

endosymbiont

A symbiotic organism that lives within the body of its host.

Furan-2

Branded, broad spectrum antibiotic used to treat both gram-negative and gram-postive bacterial infections in aquarium fishes. Contains the active ingredients Nitrofurazone and Furazolidone.

kanamycin

Broad-spectrum antibiotic isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus.

Maracyn

Broad spectrum antibiotic containing the active ingredient erythromycin. Used to treat gram-positive bacterial diseases and fungal infections.

Maracyn-2

Broad spectrum antibiotic with the active ingredient minocycline. Used to treat internal and external gram-negative bacterial infections.

metronidazole

Antibiotic used in aquaria as a wide spectrum treatment for bacterial and protozoan infections.

oxytetracycline

Broad spectrum antibiotic used to treat both gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial infections.