The Human Commensal Microbiota Flashcards
1
Q
Commensals of the skin
A
Skin microbes must be halophiles
Malassezia is a yeast that leads to dandruff as it eats fatty acids
Atoptic dermatitis - a lack of coagulase negative staphylococci
2
Q
Mouth commensals
A
Viridans Streptococcus Bacteroides spirochaetes actinobacter
3
Q
Helicobacter pylori
A
causes stomach ulcers in the stomach
4
Q
Duodenum, jejunum and upper ileum
A
no resident microbiota
5
Q
Lower ileum
A
similar to those in the mouth
6
Q
Large intestine
A
Generally anaerobes (bacteroides and enterobacteriaecae)
7
Q
Upper respiratory tract
A
Streptococcus, moraxella, neisseria and haemophilus
8
Q
Lower respiratory tract
A
Clear due to the mucocilliary escalator
9
Q
Mycobacterium smegmatis
A
Exedate of men
Can lead to false positive of TB
