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Human Microbiota And Microbiome Flashcards

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1
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What 4 microbial ancestry genes do we contain

A

Bacterial

Eukaryotic microbes

Viral dna

Retroviral dna

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2
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Give an example of a gene we got from viruses

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Rna polymerase

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3
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Give an example of a retroviral gene we have

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ENV genes which are expressed in placenta and cause syncytiotrophoblast fusion = foetus being born depends on it

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4
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Which 6 areas do we have mucosal surfaces

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Nose

Mouth

Lungs

Stomach

Colon

Sex organs

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5
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What are symbions

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Species associated together

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6
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What is it called when symbionts need each other (codependent)

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Mutualism

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7
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What is commensalism

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When 1 symbiont needs the other but other doesn’t need it

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What is parasitism

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When 1 symbiont needs the other and harms the other

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9
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What are supraorganisms

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Human and microbial interactions for eachothers benefit

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What are eubiotic and dysbiotic organisms

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Eubiotic = microbes associated with health (eubiosis)

Dysbiotic = microbes associated with disease (dysbiosis)

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11
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Which 2 factors can affect whether microbes become dysbiotic

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Hosts genome

Or

Environment factors such as diet or disease can affect interaction of microbes

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12
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Why is change in eubiotic microbes a form of evolution

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They adapt to the environment / host gene which is evolution

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13
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What 3 ways can bacteria become dysbiotic

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1- loss of mutualism

2- loss of diversity OR too increased diversity

3- new pathobionts form (mutualistic or commensalistic bacteria which have pathogenic ability)

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14
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Name 5 ways intestinal microbiota are important

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1- detoxification eg of xenobiotics

2- bio synthetic forming vitamins like K

3- immune function

4- metabolic function for energy or immunity

5- protection from pathogens

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15
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What immune functions can microbiota have

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Can induce T cells and increase IgA production

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16
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Which gene is usually compared when studying microbiota

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16s rRNA

17
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What is metagenomics

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Sequencing entire microbial population in an area to detect many genes through PCR amplifying

18
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What is community sampling approach in meta genomics

A

Single gene PCR amplifier in the community eg of 16s rRNA

19
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What is environment approach in metagenomics

A

Dna cleaved by endonucleases and then sequenced

The dna is assembled and can see total gene pool of the community eg in colon

Can discover new genes

20
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What is metatranscriptomics

A

Analysis of rna of viruses when present in a body

21
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Which 2 other things is metagenomics paired with

A

Proteomics : studying proteins present

Metabolomics: what metabolites present

22
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What is the purpose of metagenomics of communities

A

You can find the genes they contain and then the function of them

23
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How are intestinal microbiota important metabolically

A

They contain CAZymes which metabolise carbs into Short fatty acid chains (SFAC)

Sfca are used for energy aswell as immunity

24
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What do cazymes in intestinal bacteria target

A

Glycans from plant cell wall which are usually ingestible to us

25
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Why can intestinal microbiota fluctuate in different areas of the world for the metabolic function

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Because other areas eat different carbs so need different enzymes than cazymes

26
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When does diversity of microbiota start to increase

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After birth due to eating solids which need to be degraded by bacteria (cazymes)

27
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When can bacteria composition change

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In diseases like crohns,IBS, IBS

28
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Why do things such as SCFA production decrease when bacteria become dysbiotic

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Because there are less beneficial bacteria which are metabolic

29
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When can metabolic composition of microbiota change

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Change in diet

30
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How can antibiotics be causing a change in bacteria and give an example

A

It targets specific / good microbiota (eubiotic) and then this allows new bacteria to thrive

Eg C. difficile infection in the gut which can be toxic (pathobionts)

31
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What is FMT and what is it’s function

A

Faecal microbiota transplant

It can be used to fight off infections like C. difficile

32
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Which eubiotic bacteria are in the vagina usually which can fight off hiv and inflammation

A

Lactobacillus

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