D. Normal Flora Flashcards
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Oral flora
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Mixture
Obligate anaerobes hang out deep in the gums
1
Q
Skin flora
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Mixtures
Halophile + Halotolerant, and xerophile
Large cocci
2
Q
Gastrointestinal flora
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Acidophiles in the stomach (low amount)
Medium amount in the small intestine
Colon has obligate anaerobes and facultative anaerobes (has the most bacteria)
3
Q
How much of our fecal matter is bacteria
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1/3
4
Q
Upper respiratory flora
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Mixture
Similar to oral flora
5
Q
Lower respiratory system
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Sterile
6
Q
Genital tract
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Sterile above the vagina
Bacteria ferment and lower pH (acidophile)
7
Q
Urinary tract flora
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Upper sterile
Lower part not sterile
How UTI form
8
Q
Microbial antagonism
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Where normal flora battle with pathogens and parasites
9
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Endogenous infection
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Normal flora has become pathogen
Opportunist
