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- Regulate physiological processes
- Social system protects from disease: dampwood termites
- Chemical protects from disease: grapes
- Rind resists rotting: flowering plants
- By-products inhibit yeast and fungi: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Bacteria fight fungus: leafcutter ants
- Milk protects against microbes: tammar wallaby
- Saliva protects from infection: cattle calf
- Preening waterproofs feathers: birds
- Seed coat and enzymes protect seed: lotus
- Secretions are antibacterial, antifungal: leaf-cutter ants
- Self-medicating with plants: chimpanzees
- Plant resists blister blight: tea plant
- Coating removes unwanted organisms: trees
- Colonial living leads to long-term survival: fungi
- Desiccation eludes enemies: bdelloid rotifers
- Larvae protected from pathogens: beewolf digger wasps
- Skin protects from fungus: red-backed salamander
- Pitchers prevent fungal growth: pitcher plant
- Skin protects from fungal pathogens: pumpkin
- Fungal gardens kept free of 'weeds': leaf-cutter ants
- Brain fights microbes: giant fire-bellied toad
- Surface fends off fungal attacks: seaweed
- Peptides protect from fungal infection: African clawed frog
- Metabolites make wood durable: Bagassa guianensis tree
- Compounds disrupt malaria parasite: red macroalgae
- Chemical protects from pathogens: western boxelder bug
- Compounds in tissues prevent infection: hybrid striped bass
- Venom destroys fungi: thick-tailed scorpion
