Special Reading: Probiotics And Prebiotics Flashcards

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1
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A live microorganism which when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on host

A

Probiotics

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Species of ____________ and ____________ are common probiotics

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Bifidobacterium; Lactobacillus

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Species of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are delivered to gastrointestinal system by ingestion of __________ milk product

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Fermented

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What is an example of a fermented milk product and also a common way to ingest probiotics?

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Yogurt

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5
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Ingestion of fermented milk product hopes to _______ gut or ___________ disturbances

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Suppress; urogenital

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_____ ___________ can be therapeutic potential rational modification of gut micro biome

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Fecal Transplant

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Suppression has been linked to ____________ _______ to convert ______ acid to ___________ acid which is a growth inhibitor to Clostridium difficile

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Clostridium scindens; cholic; deoxycholic

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Diarrhea caused by ______ __________ has been linked to increased abundance of bacterium ____________ _______

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Vibrio cholerae; Ruminococcus obeum

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____________ _________ produces quorum-sensing autoinducer that suppresses infection of ______ _______ from establishing an infection

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Ruminococcus obeum; Vibrio cholerae

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10
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Ingestion if certain plant nutrients as a microbial growth stimulant

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Prebiotic

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Prebiotics are typically ___________ and excellent _______/ _______ source

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Carbohydrates; carbon; energy

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12
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Polymers of fructose and present in veggies

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Fructooligosaccharides

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13
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Common Major prebiotic

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Complex polysaccharide inulin

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