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13 Cards in this Set
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Normal Flora (3) |
-Usually found at given anatomical sites -Do not penetrate sterile tissues -Mutual benefits between the host and microbe |
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Microbial Antagonism |
Bacterial Flora benefit the host by preventing overgrowth of harmful microbes |
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Normal Flora Synonyms |
-indigenous flora -micro flora -microbiota |
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Sites that Harbour Normal Flora (5) |
-skin -upper respiratory tract -mouth -lower digestive tract -urogenital tract |
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Categories of Normal Flora (2) |
-Resident flora -Transient flora |
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Resident Flora |
Remains part of the normal flora throughout a person's lifespan |
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Transient Flora |
Can be found in the same locations as resident flora, but resides in the body for a brief period of time |
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Types of Symbiosis (4) |
-Mutualism -Commensalism -Parasitism -Amensalism |
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Mutualism |
Symbiotic relationship that benefits both host and microbe |
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Commensalism |
Symbiotic relationship that benefits the microbe while neither harming or hurting the host |
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Parasitism |
Symbiotic relationship that benefits the microbe and harms the host |
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Amensalism |
Symbiotic relationship that does not benefit the microbe and impedes or restricts the host |
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Pathogens |
- an infectious agent capable of causing disease - able to penetrate the host defenses -invade sterile tissues and multiply, resulting in infection |
