Symbiosis correct answers a situation in which two populations of organisms
interact in a close and long-term association
Synergism correct answers two populations live together and accomplish what neither could alone.
- mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells.
lichens: fungus and a...
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Symbiosis correct answers a situation in which two populations of organisms
interact in a close and long-term association
Synergism correct answers two populations live together and accomplish what neither could
alone.
- mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells.
lichens: fungus and algae (green algae or cyanobacteria)
Mutualism correct answers -benefits both organisms..gut microbiota in herbivores and termites
-Lactobacillus: in vagina nutrients and production of acid environment
-E. coli: in intestine supplies vitamin K and metabolizes otherwise indigestible foodstuffs
-Streptococcal spp.: in the throat provide "colonization resistance" to Streptococcus pyogenes.
-personal microbiota helps the immune system to mature
Commensalism correct answers - one population benefits,
the other neither benefits nor is harmed.
- bacteria that inhabit our inner and outer surfaces without harming us
- a benefit to host may be unrecognized
Antagonism correct answers beneficial to one organism, harmful to the other
i.e., pathogens
Colonization correct answers - bacterial attachment to and replication in/on a host
Infection correct answers colonization of a host that leads to damage
disease correct answers any deviation from health
symptoms correct answers Subjective characteristics of disease felt only by the patient
(pain/headaches)
Signs correct answers objective evidence of disease (rash, fever)
Syndrome correct answers a complex of signs and symptoms that define a disease
Normal microbiota (flora) correct answers - microorganisms that
colonize without causing disease
an example of symbiosis, either
mutualism or commensalism
- introduced in the birth canal and
gradually acquired from
environmental exposure
, Human cell vs Bacterial cell (concentration) correct answers 3.0 x 10^13 cells
3.9 x 10^ 13 bacteria
Skin bacterial concentration correct answers 10^3 to 10^4 per cm^2
Teeth bacterial concentration correct answers 10^11 per gm of plaque
Stomach bacterial concentration correct answers 10^3 to 10^4 per ml
Helicobacter pylori!!!
UGT bacterial concentration correct answers - Urethra - 10^2 (M) 10^6 (F) per gm
- Bladder - 10^4 per ml
Bacteria on the skin correct answers gram positive:
Staphylococcus
Micrococcus
Corynebacterium
Propionibacterium acnes
gram negative:
Enterics
Bacteria on the Oronasopharynx (ONP) correct answers Gram-positive:
alpha-hemolytic Strep
Corynebacterium
Micrococcus
Gram-Negative:
Bacteroides
Spirochaetes
Haemophilus
Neisseria
Mycoplasma
Bacteria in the Gastrointestinal tract correct answers Gram-positive:
Streptococcus
Enterococcus
Lactobacillus
Clostridium
Gram-negative:
Enterics
Bacteroides
Pseudomonas
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