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BIOL 2065 Laboratory #4 Human Microbiome
Laboratory Worksheet
1) In learning more about "Your Microbial Friends", provide at least one example for each of the following in how they play a part in . . .
a. Nutrition
b. Immunity
c. Infection Protection
d. Maintaining Protective Barriers
e. Organ Development
2) Use the eight cards at the end of this assignment and the information they contain to match the symbiotic microbe with the area of the body listed below:
Body Location Microorganism Symbioses Type
Scalp
Eyelashes
Chin
Intestine
Nose
Mouth
Stomach
Intestine
The symbiotic microbe are;
Staphylococcus epidermidis ( bacterium) -(Symobiosis: Commensalism)
Helocobacter pylori ( bacterium) (Symobiosis: Mutualism)
Propionibacterium acnes ( bacterium) (Symobiosis: Mutualism)
Demodex folliculitis (antropod) (Symobiosis: Commensalism)
Malassezia globosa (fungus) (Symobiosis: Commensalism)
Dental plaque (mixed bacterium) (Symobiosis: Commensalism with good dental hygiene)
Biffidobacteriumssp. ( many bacterial species ) (Symobiosis: Mutualism)
Bacteriophage (viruses) (Symobiosis: Mutualism)