Normal Microbial Occupance

This is the term for microbes that live in/on us; they establish permanent residence in our tissues.

Resident Biota

Population levels of resident biota remain _______.

constant

Species of microbes that come and go are called what?

transient colonizers

________ are transient colonizers that make us sick.

pathogens

Microbiota that are in any location in contact with the outside world are considered occupying __________ _________ (i.e. skin, mouth, genitalia, anus, airway, etc.)

permanent residence

Microbiota that can sometimes be DNA detected in deeper areas are termed ________ __________ (i.e. peritoneal cavity, blood vessels, muscle, nervous tissue, liver, kidneys, etc.).

transient colonizers

What three things mark the importance of gut biota?

1) Competition between pathogenic & non-pathogenic microbes 2) Health 3) Vitamin Production

What bacteria produces the nutrient Vitamin K?

E. Coli

What is the component of health that our gut microbiome proves essential for?

Mental Health

Acquisition of resident biota is at ____.

birth

______ ____ feeds bacteria encouraging microbial growth and maintenance following birth.

Breast milk

The microbiome _______ as a baby grows & ingests other nutrients following breast feeding.

changes