HUMAN MICROBIOME Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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microbiome

A

totality of microbes, their genomes and environmental interaction in a defined environment

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2
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microbiota

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microbes that typically inhabit a specific environment

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3
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superoragnisms

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human+microbiota - coevolution

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4
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how many human to bacterial cells

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10x more bacterial cells than human cells

10^13 humans and 10^14 bacterial

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5
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antibiotics strip the gut microbiota

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2 yrs to replace

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6
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Gut microbes immune regulationn

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remove toxins, crown out pathogens and detox metabolites

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7
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Gut microbes birth

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colonisation begins

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8
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Gut microbes antibiotics

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remove the good and the bad

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9
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exposure to antibiotics during pregnancy

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increases the risk of developing an allergic disease

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10
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internal tissues - exception

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gnotobiotic,

herpes zoster virus lives in the CNS

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11
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affects which microbes colonise where

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pH, temperature and moisture

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12
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skin microbiota

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staphylococci and diphtheroids

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13
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hygiene hypothesis

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less exposure to infectious agents at a young age increases the chance of developing an allergic disease

spikes at varying times over last 120 year - showing different contributing factors

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14
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David Strachan

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proposed that lower incidence of infection at a young age causes a rise in atopic diseases such as eczthma and asthma

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15
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delphi techniquie

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relies on people having knowledge and also good judgement - qualitative technique

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16
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1980s

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dramatic increase in food poisoning due to salmonella nd campyobacter

17
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infectious intestinal disease cases in UK annually

18
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norovirus

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spread person - person, most significant cause of intestinal infection in the developed world

19
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respiratory hygiene

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wash hands to stop cold a flu spreading

20
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% people developing a HCAI in developed countries

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7%

MRSA, C.diff, pseudomonas and e.coli

21
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most susceptible to HCAI

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elderly, invasive devices and immunocomprmised

22
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norovirus and E.coli 0157 :H7

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low infectious doses

23
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Old friends hypothesis

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vital exposure to commensal microbes which aren’t harmful which are acquired from skin, gut and rest system of other humans

24
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hunter gather groups

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helicobacter pylori and Hepatitis A virus - activated immunoregulatory systems

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epidemiological studies in finland, denmark and uk
show that childhood infections don't protect us against allergic disorders
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studies show that OFs are
vital to help balance our immune system so that it doesn't over react
27
polyphenols and fish oils
help to regulate our gut microbiota
28
hygiene is irrelevant to
micro biome distribution
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micro biome distribution is altered through
diet and antibiotics ....
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