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What is a disease?

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any condition that impairs the normal functioning of the body

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What is the Disease Triangle and how do all three components contribute to disease?

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host, pathogen, environment. Interaction of susceptible plant host. A virulent plant pathogen. Favorable environment

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pyramid or tetrahedron disease triangle

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effects of microbes and symbiosis interactions

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examples of plant disease and symptoms in plants

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fire blight of apple, apple scab, late blight potato

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examples of human disease

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athlete’s foot, strep throat, measles

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mutualism

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both species benefit

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commensalism

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one organism benefits from the other without affecting it

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parasitism

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one species benefits at the expense of another

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binary symbiotic interaction

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fungus and cyanobacteria. fungus receives nutrients, cyanobacteria enjoys moist environment and surface attachment

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three way symbiotic interaction

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late blight of potato. phytopathora infestans and greater than average rainfall, low temps.

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Carl Woese and advent of ribosomal SSU sequences

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three domain system. universal phylogenetic tree based in SSU rRNA sequences

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Aspects of 16S SSU RNA that make it well suited for microbiome analysis

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good to place into evolutionary context.

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Molecular markers for microbiome analysis in fungi

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18S, 5.8S, 28S

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importance of PCR

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extract DNA, run primers, represent diversity in sample. oligonucleotide primers used to start DNA replication in PCR

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Typical work flow

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sample collection, extract DNA, SSU rRNA gene amp, DNA sequencing, data analysis

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How do we know unculturable organisms exist?

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most microbes can’t be cultured in the lab. great plate count anomaly and culture independent approaches

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abundance table

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quantify and interpret the microbial diversity within samples and/ or between samples

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rarefaction curve

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plots number of species as a function of the number of sampled organisms

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species richness

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measure of diversity (unweighted)

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Simpson’s index of diversity

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number of times each species is observed (weighted)

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jaccard dissimilarity

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% of species common between 2 sites (unweighted)

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bray-curtis dissimilarity

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% of individuals within a species that are common between 2 sites (weighted)

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UniFrac

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“species” similarity. accounts for evolutionary distance

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importance of replication

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reduce biases, build confidence, more reliable conclusions

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life without microbes
increased susceptibility to infectious disease agents, poor immune systems, vitamin K must be supplied and swelling of cecum. more susceptible to LD50 salmonella
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germ free animal
entirely free of all "contaminating" organisms
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gnotobiotic
controlled environment containing one or a few kinds of organisms
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ability to transplant microbiome from one individual to another
properties in our microbiome can have effects on our physiology. trait emerges from genetics of mice and microbiomes
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implications of touch for transfer and acquisition of microbiomes
skin: largest human organ, mobile phones, athletic equipment, kitchen surfaces, indoor bacterial communities, importance of environment
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effects of feeding behavior and source impacting microbial composition. sources of microbes
microbes in fecal bacteria or other parts of deer, now part of vulture. plant: surfaces, roots animal: skin, hair, feathers, GI tracts
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pasteurization
heat to destroy pathogens in food
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irradiation
expose foods to ionizing radiation to prevent spoilage
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probiotic
live microorganisms, health benefit to host
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prebiotic
diet based influences, not living,
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probiotic and prebiotic supplements
not suitable for clinical use, is it FDA approved?
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everyday situations that could lead to acquisition of your microbiome
mobile phones, behavior, social interactions
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environment contribute to microbe acquisition
types of bacteria correspond to use of those surfaces
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horizontal transmission: iguanas
consume soil or parent feces to establish microbial fermentation system
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horizontal transmission: bees
feed bee bread, mouth to mouth
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horizontal transmission: kissing
8x10^7 bacteria/ intimate kiss of 10s
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birthing
c-section vs vaginal birth
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feeding
breastfed vs formula fed
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antibiotics
lower bacterial diversity
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community assemby
composition/ diversity of microbial species within given environment
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metacommunity
interconnected microbial communities that exist
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succession
composition of microbial community change overtime
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Why is the cow rumen an example of a complex symbiosis?
~ 1000 distinct microbial species present. diversity creates symbiotic relationship degredation of cell well requires diversity
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dysbiosis and examples
microbial imbalance on inside the body. psoriasis or obesity
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biofilm
collection of microorganisms that stick together and to a surface. common in nature
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obligate symbiosis
necessary interactions, close relationship where one cannot survive without the other
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"we are at least from the standpoint of DNA, more microbial than human"
the human body contains significantly more DNA than human DNA
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emergent properties
function that can emerge uniquely from interactions, or from complexity of interaction
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hologenomic speciation
evolution of species influenced by a host and its microbiome. gut bacteria causing hybrid lethality in Nasonia. natural selection acting on a trait that emerges from the interaction
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origin of nucleus
cell membrane infoldings. endomembrane system encloses nucleoid to make the membrance bound nucleus
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origin of mitochondria
proteobacterium becomes symbiont, gets engulfed. eventually absorbed and becomes a mitochondrion
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origin of chloroplast
eukaryotes acquire additional endosymbionts (cyanobacteria). eventually become chloroplasts
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how is eukaryotic life an example of ancient, obligate symbiosis
one cell engulfs another, such that the engulfed cell survives and both cells benefit
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What are Asgard?
proposed superphylum of archaea
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What is Asgard significance in the origin of eukaryotes?
contained many key components that govern eukaryotic complexity
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how are rickettsia and cyanobacteria related to mitochondria and chloroplasts?
genome attrition, metabolic coordination, obligate lifestyle
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Who is craig venter?
environmental shotgun sequencing of the Sargasso sea
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What did he discover?
>1800 species including 148 previously unknown organisms. however his findings were patchy
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What is a pangenome?
collection of all the genes in a species or population. for bacterial species, associated with genetic diversity. for humans, associated with adaptations and capacity to live in new environment
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populations
set of organisms from a single species
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communities
group of populations of 2 or more species
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types of measures to describe populations and communities?
alpha, beta and gamma diversity ancestry, nucleotide distance, gene content
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horizontal gene transfer in bacteria, asexual fungi and viruses
how new gene forms can move between lineages, shape structure and function of microbial communities
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horizontal gene transfer play a role in evolution like formation of gametes
exchange of DNA between lineages. meiosis, fertilizations and mutations
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nitrogen cycle
nitrogen gas to ammonia to nitrate
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haber bosch process
nitrogen and hydrogen into ammonia, driven by oil and fossil fuels at 600 degrees celsius
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nodule
part microbe/ part plant
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how did nitrogenase enzyme become widely distributed among bacteria and archaea?
through horizontal gene transfer. sharing of information
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is the nodule microbiome more complex than just nitrogen fixing rhizobium species?
microbes inside nodule more complex. has a characteristic and distinct microbial community
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microbiome component functions
digestion, cellulolytic, lipolytic, amylolytic
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does diet have an effect on the rumen microbiome?
highly variable. forage poor: high levels of fungi. high cellulose: high level cellulolytic
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researchers interest in biofuels
the cow's rumen microbiome is a source of enzymes that might contribute to more cost effective biofuels
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oligochaete worms and obligate microbes
benefits to worm: energy production and handling waste. derive carbon and energy by consuming bacteria as food. benefits to microbes: housing, environment

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