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. 2017 Nov 8;8:1361. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01628-8

Table 1.

Classification of microbial exchange between two organisms involving two goods

Mutualism Exploitation Self-sufficiency
Organism 1 Organism 2 Organism 1 Organism 2 Organism 1 Organism 2
Good 1 p c p,c c p,c p,c
Good 2 c p p,c p,c p,c

A p indicates that a good is produced and a c indicates that it is consumed. We assume that if an organism consumes a good, it benefits in some way