Vocabulary
Microbiome
A envoirnment that is suitable for living microorganisms to live
Are all bacteria bad?
No, most bacteria are helpful
C. jejuni
Are cells smaller than molecules?
No, molecules are much, much smaller
Is having many bacteria in your gut a good thing?
Yes, having the filled gut biome are signs that you are healthy, and having good bacteria is always a good thing
Microorganism
A living thing to small to be seen with the naked eye
What happens when you take antibiotics?
The antibiotics will kill all the bacteria, including harmful bacteria as well as helpful bacteria
What symptoms did patient 23 have?
Vomiting, Nausea, and stomach pain
To give a reference...how small are molecules?
Try to draw the smallest dot you can... roughly that would be 200,000 molecules!
Why did having more bacteria in their gut help the rats who took part in the salmonella experiment?
Having more healthy gut bacteria helped some of the rats fight off the salmonella because there was no place for the salmonella to settle down
Cell
The basic building blocks of life
What are some examples of harmful bacteria?
C. difficile, and C. jejuni
What is the second harmful bacteria Patient 23 had?
C. difficile
If we can't see cells how come we can see our skin?
It's a combination of many many cells to be able to see your skin
Are all microscopic things too small to see with the naked eye?
Yes, hence the name microscopic
Bacteria
A type of microorganism that live all over the body
How do bacteria help your gut biome?
They help the reproduction of immune cells, and take up all the space in your gut so that harmful bacteria cannot settle in
How did the fecal transplant help Patient 23?
It helped replace all the missing bacteria the anitbiotics took away and got rid of the infection
How many microorganisms live in our body?
Are all things microscopic too small to be seen with the naked human eye?
Yes, hence the name microscopic
Microscopic
Something to small to be seen with the naked eye, needing the assistance of a microscope
Where do you find bacteria?
Everywhere!
How old is patient 23?
60
What live in your eyelashes?
Eyelash mites
Between what weeks did Patient 23 get the fecal transplant
Between week 7 and week 9