Test 3 Brave New World Flashcards
1
Q
microbiota
A
collection of microbes in a specific location
2
Q
metagenome
A
collection of all genomes in a specific location
3
Q
microbiome
A
collective of genome in a microbiota
4
Q
dysbiosis
A
microbial imbalance in the body
5
Q
16s ribosomal RNA sequencing
A
- has conserved and variable region
- variable region is sequenced
- V2 is the most common one that is amplified
6
Q
Firmicutes
A
- Gram-positive bacteria (low G+C)
- aerobic or anaerobic
- some are sporeforming
7
Q
Firmicutes groups
A
- Bacillus
- Staphylococcus
- Streptococcus
- Enterococcus
- Clostridium
- Lactococcus
- Lactobacillus
8
Q
Bacteroidetes
A
- Gram-negative
- nonsporeforming
- anaerobic
- rodshaped
9
Q
Bacteroidetes groups
A
- Bacteroides (gut)
- Porphyromonas (oral cavity)
10
Q
Actinobacteria
A
- Gram positive
- DNA is high G+C
11
Q
Actinobacteria groups
A
- Streptomyces
- Gardnerella (vaginosis)
12
Q
Proteobacteria
A
- Gram negative
- aerobic
- facultative or obligate anaerobes
- usually rods
- contain LPS
13
Q
Proteobacteria groups
A
- Escherichia
- Salmonella
- Helicobacter
- Neisseria
- Pseudomonas
- Vibrio
