lecture 21 - honey pees pt 2 Flashcards
1
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how can gut microbial communities helps benefit hosts
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- digest food
- detoxify harmful molecules
- protect against pathogens and parasites
- modulate development and immunity
2
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how can microbiota/bacteria be transmitted
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vertically from mother to offspring and acquired environmentally
3
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what is illumina sequencing of community amplicons used for
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- reduce genome complexity
- characterize bacteria symbionts present
- reliable representation of bacteria present in entire community
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5
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what does changes in bacterium affect
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can produce anxiety-like behavior, influence emotional behavior, change memory and learning
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7
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when do honey bes have different gut communities
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- dif landscapes
- dif behaviors
