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Skin
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Propionibacterium acnes cause acnes. it is a facultative anaerobe, so it binds in the sweat gland or pore, leading to an anaerobic environment.
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Mouth
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*Streptococcus are the largest colonizers of the mouth because of their ability to adhere to different receptors of the different cell types of the mouth eg tongue, cheek.
*Streptococci can cause pneumonia *Acinetobacter can cause bacteria meningitis if it gets into blood stream *Corynebacterium *Neisseria can cause meningitis. *Candiida causes thrush. |
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The role of bacteria in tooth decay
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*Steptococcus mtans attaches to a protein film (pellicle) and forms a biofilm which it lives, protect itself and capture nutrients.
*Nocardia and Neisseria are aerobic bacteria *S. mutans are facultatively anaerobic: when all the oxygen is used up by Nocardia and Neisseria, S. mutains is able to metabolize anaerobicall. * when S.mutans metabolizes anaerobically, the lactic acid byproduct lowers the pH of the area, which is responsible for the degradation of the calcium phosphate of the tooth. |
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How helicobacter plyori causes ulchers
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Bacterium secretes several proteins that erode the lining of the stomach. . hemolysin, is screted by the cells and causes release of hemoglobin. hemoglobin is coverted to hemin and urea. urea is broken down to ammonia. ammonia is basic, which creates a pH of about 7 for the bacterium to thrive..
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Small intestines
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Yeasts, lactobacillus, aerobes and streptococcus found.
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Large intestines
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Anaerobes such as Bacteriodes, lactobacillus; facultative anaerobes, E. coli, klebsiella are found.
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Urogenital Tract
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E.coli, yeast, lactobacillus, Neisseria and Baceriodes are found.
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Urogenital Tract
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colonized by Lactobacillus acidophilus. Lactobacilli utilizes glycogen as a carbon source for growth.
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