Microbial ecology

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focused on how microorganism or microbial populations assemble to form communities and how these communities interact with each other and their environment.

Answer 1

Microbial Ecology

Question 2

what are the major components of microbial ecology?

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biodiversity, microbial activity

Question 3

the living together or the close association of two dissimilar organisms

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symbiosis/ symbiotic relationship

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organisms that live together in such relationship

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symbionts

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what are the types of symbiotic relationship?

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neutralism
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
amensalism

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neither symbiont is affected by the relationship

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neutralism

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beneficial to one symbiote and no effect to the other

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commensalism

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beneficial to both symbionts

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mutualism

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beneficial to one symbiote and detrimental to other

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parasitism

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harmful to one symbiont and of no consequence to the other.

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amensalism

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refers to the indentity of all microorganisms

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microbiota

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refers to the collections of genomes from all microorganisms living in a specific environment

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microbiome

Question 13

true or false: a fetus always has the presence of indigenous microflora

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false

Question 14

microbiome is sometimes used interchangeably with the word ____

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microbiome

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they take up temporary residence on and within humans

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transient microflora

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microbes vs microbes

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microbial antagonism

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popularly known as opportunists indigenous microbiota waits for the opportunity to cause infections

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opportunistic pathogens

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several microorganisms can reestablish and stabilize the microbial balance when the body system is experiencing severe infections

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biotherapeutic agents

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they provide a constant source of irritants and antigens to simulate the immun0e system

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indigenous microflora

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a mutualistic relationship in which two organisms work together to produce a result that neither could accomplish alone

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synergism

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diseases resulting from a synergistic relationship

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synergistic infections/ mixed infections

Question 22

in the body, where is streptococcus spp usually found?

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skin, mouth, nasopharynx, oropharynx

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are streptococcus found in the gastrointestinal tract?

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no

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staphylococcus spp found in?

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skin, mounth, nose oropharynx, gi and gu tract

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anaerobic gram negative cocci foud in?

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Mouth

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anaerobic gram positive cocci found in?

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mouth, oropharynx, gi and gu tract

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bacteriodes spp found in?

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mouth, oro, gi and gu tract

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candida spp found in?>

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skin, mouth, gu tract

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clostridium spp found in?

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skin, gi and gu track

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diphtheroids

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skin, nose, oro, gu track

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neisseria meningitidis

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nose, oro

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micrococcus spp.

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nose

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lactobacillus spp.

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nose, skin, gu track

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haemophilus spp.

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nose, oro

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fusobacterium spp.

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mouse, nose, oro, gi track

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enterococcus spp.

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mouth, nose, gi and gu track

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Enterobacteriaceae

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gi, gu track

Question 38

indigenous microbiota is also known as _____

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indigenous microflora