bacteria in the gut Flashcards
everyone has what on there gut
bacteria
why is bacteria in the gut refered as health gut flora
this is becasaue the gut have bacteria the release compounds into the gut
hat is essential to humans but not animals
vitimin k
what is vitimin k needed for
by the liver to synthesise thrombin
synthesise thrombin is
an enzyme that is needed for blood clotting
humans can not do what
synthesis vitimin k so it has to come in different ways
there are 2 forms of vitimin k
vitimin k1 and vitimin k2
where is vitimin k1 found
dark green vegatables like broccilli
vitimin k2
from bacterin in the intestine
one of the bacteria is
ecoli
how dose e coli use vitimin k2
it uses it in respiration
babies will be born with
sterial guts
as soon as they are born what happens
they start to take bacteria from the enviroment