Normal Microbiota

Major sites of colonization of the microbiome

GI tract

Mouth and upper respiratory tract

skin

urogenital tract

______ are acquired in the birth canal. maternal milk has microbiota and contains ____ from the mother's ___ ____. Disruption of early microbiota can predispose to what 3 things?

bifidobacterium; antibodies;

allergy, asthma, obesity

90% of the gut bacteria are two strict ____ and their close relatives:

anaerobes;

Bacteroides (G-rods)

clostridium

other abundant bacteria of the gut

oxygen requirements and major role of bacteriodes

strict anaerobes; break down plant glycans/carbohydrates

each region of the mouth has its own....

flora

most abundant types of mouth bacteria

Sites of colonization in the respiratory tract

predominant flora of the skin

what bacteria causes acne?

Sites of colonization in the genitourinary tract

UTI are ____ times more common in men than women

ten