M1.2 Flashcards
ORGANISMS THAT DOES NOT CAUSE DISEASE BUT CAN BE OPPORTUNISTIC
NORMAL FLORA
STUDY OF INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISM AND ENVIRONMENT
ECOLOGY
STUDY OF MICROORGANISM AND THE WORLD
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
LIVING TOGETHERE / CLOSE ASSOCIATION OF TWO DISSIMILAR ORG
SYMBIOSIS
MICROORGANISM THAT SPENDS LIFE/PORTION OF IT WITH ANOTHER ORGANISM
SYMBIOTES
CATEGORIES OF SYMBIOSIS
ECTOSYMBIOSIS
ENDOSYMBIOSIS
ONE ORGANISM REMAINS OUTSIDE THE OTHER
ECTOSYMBIOSIS
CATEGORY OF SYMBIOSIS OF MOST PARASITES
EXTOSYMBIOSIS
CATEGORY OF SYMBIOSIS OF MOST BACTERIA–INSIDE THE BODY
ENDOSYMBIOSIS
ONE ORGANISM BENEFITS, OTHER NOT HARMED NOR HELPED
COMMENSALISM
DIFFERENTIATE COMMENSAL AND HOST
COMMENSAL - BENEFITS
HOST - NEITHER
BOTH ARE METABOLICALLY DEPENDENT TO EACH OTHER
MUTUALISM
DEPENDENCE ON LIVING ORGANISM FOR FOOD/SHELTER
PARASITISM
ORGANISM THAT LIVES OFF ANOTHER
PARASITE
ORGANISM THAT HARBORS PARASITE
HOST
CATEGORIES OF PARASITE
ECTOPARASITE
ENDOPARASITE
PARASITE ATTACHED TO SKIN/ TISSUE
ECTOPARASITE
PARASITE WITHIN THE BODY
ENDOPARASITE
NEITHER IS AFFECTED
NEUTRALISM
WHEN MICROORGS TEAM UP TO PRODUCE A DISEASE
SYNERGIST
NORMAL FLORA AKA
INDIGENOUS FLORA
NORMALLY RESIDE IN THE SKIN/PERMANENT
RESIDENT
ORGANISMS THAT ARE TEMPORARILY PRESENT
TRANSIENT
FACTORS AFFECTING SKIN NORMAL FLORA
PERIODIC DRYING
SKIN PH
SKIN OSMOLALITY