Exam 11: The Human Microbiome

The effort to determine the relationship between disease and changes in the human microbiome is one goal of the _____________________.

A pathological imbalance in the microbiome community is diagnosed as ____________.

Usually children obtain their microbiome from

Because the gut microbiome is filled with bacteria, it is a good place to look for _____________bacteria.

Since microbes are ubiquitous there are no ethical concerns to consider with the Human Microbiome Project.

The microbiome can be used to identify those at risk for lung cancer.

Upregulation and coordinated release of M protein in Streptococcus occurs in

Based on the composition of the GI microbiome in this image, what is wrong with the patient?

Probiotics taken after antibiotic treatment will replenish beneficial bacteria and prevent the overgrowth of bacteria associated with disease states.

The composition of the GI microbiome changes with specific disease states.

____________ is the method that bacteria use to communicate.

Describe some of the ethical concerns of the Human Microbiome Project.

Lactobacillus and _____________ are the two most common probiotics.

Microbial profiles can be used for identification in forensics.

The field of study that provides information about all of the genes in a microbiome is

A function of probiotics in the gut is

A patient's gut microbiome profile shows lower diversity. What might be wrong with this patient?

Healthy controls consistently have more of which bacteria than unhealthy patients.

Probiotics are useful in preventing dental caries.

_____________ are trained by the gut microbiome?