MICROBIOLOGY Flashcards
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what is a microbiome?
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Community, or its associated genetic material, associated with host during health or disease
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what is a commensal
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organism that is often part of the flora,endogenous, mutualistic relationship
3
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what is an Opportunistic pathogen
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- an organism that causes infection when opportunity/change in natural immunity arises
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