Chap 16- Microbiome

Question 1

Prior to Koch’s discovery of “Germ Theory of Disease” & Koch’s postulates, ancients thought diseases were

Answer 1

divine punishment

Question 2

__________ discovery of microorganisms led ppl to believe they might cause diseases in 17th century

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Leeukwenhoek

Question 3

We come into many microbes daily; are most microbes pathogenic?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Microbes are more ______ than _______; microbes typically cause issues for those who are ____________.

Answer 4

BENEFICIAL; harmful; Immunocompromised

Question 5

disease causing microbe

Answer 5

pathogen

Question 6

The living together of two dissimilar organisms ; relationships between microbes and human body

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symbiosis

Question 7

symbiotic associations between microorganisms and human body

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mutualism, commensalism, parasitism

Question 8

symbiotic association in which both partners benefit.

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mutualism

Question 9

Relationship between two organisms in which one partner benefits and the other is unaffected

Answer 9

commensalism

Question 10

symbiotic association where parasite benefits at the expense of a host.

Answer 10

parasitism

Question 11

group of microorganisms that colonize the body surfaces but do not usually cause disease

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Normal microbiota

Question 12

community of microorganisms, as well as their genetic information, in a given environment

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microbiome

Question 13

imbalance in the microbiome

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dysbiosis

Question 14

Roles of human microbiome

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protect against infection/cancer, stimulate adaptive immunity, aid digestion, produce substances important for health (vitamin K)

Question 15

When microbiome is surpressed,

Answer 15

pathogens may colonize it and cause disease