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1
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What is the microbiome?

What is the microbiota?

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2
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What is the ratio of human cells in our bodies to bacterial cells in our bodies?

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1:1

Microbiota consists of more than bacteria so the ratio of microbiota : our cells is higher, but just bacteria to us is close to 1:1

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What is the human holobiont?

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The biologic entity consisty of human and microbial cells that function together in elaborate symbiosis

4
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What are the two types of symbiosis?

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5
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How does your microbiota develop when you’re in utero and as a young child?

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6
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What impact does diet have on the microbiota?

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7
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How do environment, circadian rhythm, and medication use influence our microbiota?

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8
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What are the general things that microbiota do for our bodies?

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9
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How do our microbiota play a role in metabolism and biosynthesis?

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Biosynthesis: Derive their nutrition from nutrients we ingest as well as our own cells and mucin. They metabolize toxins, xenobiotics, fiber and bile salts for us. They also produce vitamins K and B12, steroid hormones, neurotransmitters and short chain fatty acids.

Metabolism: see slide for what the SCFAs from microbiota do

10
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How do our microbiota play a role in bacterial interference?

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11
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What role do microbiota play in immunity?

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12
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How is the microbiota involved in inflammation?

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13
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What is dysbiosis?

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14
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What are options that can be used to treat dysbiosis?

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15
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What are prebiotics? What are probiotics?

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16
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What are some of the issues with probiotics? Pros and Cons?

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17
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What is the procedure for doing fecal microbiota transplant? What are some of the pros and cons?

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