Opportunistic Flora Flashcards by Eloise Jazzmine Delvo | Brainscape

Q

Examples:

A

E. Coli
Oral Thrush
Vaginal thrush

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How do they become opportunistic

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When conditions change within the body, microorganisms can take advantage of the change in conditions and cause problems by replicating at a faster rate.

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Where in the body

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Air
Food and water
(Can affect every part of body with pathogen present)

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