Bacteria
The Microbiome
Patient 23
Scale
100

This is considered the basic unit of life. Most bacteria consist of only one of these. 

What is a cell? 

100

The human body contains approximately this many microorganisms.

What is 100 trillion? 


100

The number of weeks patient 23 was monitored for microbiome data.

What is 9?

100

Bacteria cells are ___________ than human cells.

What is smaller?

200

Most bacteria are measured using this unit. 

What is a micrometer? 

200

Mice with this type of microbiome were shown to be more likely to get very sick from salmonella bacteria.

What is a low-bacteria gut microbiome?

200

At week 3, Patient 23 was not feeling well and had this species of bacteria in their microbiome.

What is C. jejuni?

200

_________  are smaller than molecules.

What are atoms?

300

This bacteria is commonly found in foods like raw chicken and eggs.  

What is salmonella? 

300

This word means "a living thing that is too small to be seen with the naked eye"

What is a microorganism? 

300

When patient 23 went to the doctor in week 3 for their illness, they took this type of medicine which kills both bad and good bacteria.

What are antibiotics?

300

________________ are made of atoms but are still smaller than cells.

What are molecules?

400

B. Fragillis helps with the growth of this type of cell

What are immune cells? 

400

This is the place in the body where most microorganisms live. 

What is the gut? 

400
All of the available space in patient 23's gut made it possible for this deadly type of bacteria to invade during week 7.

What is C. difficile / C. diff?

400

Molecules are measured in ___________.

What are nanometers?

500

L. Reuteri resides in the gut of a healthy human and aids in the production this.

What is gut mucus?

500

Most bacteria in the gut microbiome  protect the human body by doing this.

What is lining the gut to prevent harmful bacteria from entering? 

500

Between weeks 7 and 9, patient 23 had this procedure which made them feel healthy and have a full microbiome once again.

What is a fecal transplant?

500

Cells and microorganisms are measured in __________.

What are micrometers?