ANSC 1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter Lab 4: Probiotic, Rumen, Human Microbiota
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We get bugs" from: diet, parents, environment. Human bodies are highly colonized: 100 trillion microbial cells on/in human body. Skin: 10x the number of human cells in our bodies, the number of bacteria in the palm of the hand outnumbers the entire human population. 7. 4 billion: most human bacteria is in the gut. They communicate with your brain: the human microbiome has over 1 million genes. We have co-evolved with our microbiome: bacteria, yeast, fungi, viruses. Everything has a microbiome: different for different species, ruminants vs. monogastrics, etc. The rumen has microorganisms that assist in breaking down cellulose. Diet determines what kind of microorganisms an organism harbors. We outsource many of our bodily functions to our microbiome. Probiotics living microorganisms, when conferred in sufficient amount on the hose will render beneficial effects on health. Migration from the skin and lower gi tract. Alcohol is not a good source of probiotics: alcohol kills bacteria that fermented it.
