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Opportunisticpathogen vs Commensal - What's the difference?

opportunisticpathogen | commensal |


As an adjective commensal is

(ecology) of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.

As a noun commensal is

(ecology) an organism partaking in a relationship.