Special Reading: Probiotics And Prebiotics Flashcards
A live microorganism which when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on host
Probiotics
Species of ____________ and ____________ are common probiotics
Bifidobacterium; Lactobacillus
Species of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are delivered to gastrointestinal system by ingestion of __________ milk product
Fermented
What is an example of a fermented milk product and also a common way to ingest probiotics?
Yogurt
Ingestion of fermented milk product hopes to _______ gut or ___________ disturbances
Suppress; urogenital
_____ ___________ can be therapeutic potential rational modification of gut micro biome
Fecal Transplant
Suppression has been linked to ____________ _______ to convert ______ acid to ___________ acid which is a growth inhibitor to Clostridium difficile
Clostridium scindens; cholic; deoxycholic
Diarrhea caused by ______ __________ has been linked to increased abundance of bacterium ____________ _______
Vibrio cholerae; Ruminococcus obeum
____________ _________ produces quorum-sensing autoinducer that suppresses infection of ______ _______ from establishing an infection
Ruminococcus obeum; Vibrio cholerae
Ingestion if certain plant nutrients as a microbial growth stimulant
Prebiotic
Prebiotics are typically ___________ and excellent _______/ _______ source
Carbohydrates; carbon; energy
Polymers of fructose and present in veggies
Fructooligosaccharides
Common Major prebiotic
Complex polysaccharide inulin