Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134261928
Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24.7, Problem 1CR
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When a child is born, its gut is initially sterile (free of any microbe), but it soon gets colonized after the child gets exposed to the environment. Gut microbial community consists of all the microorganisms that are associated with the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The gut of an infant is mainly dominated by the presence of Bifidobacterium, which is a fermentative anaerobic organism, but the gut microbial community keeps changing with the type of feed, that is provided to the child.
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Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
Ch. 24.1 - Which major body sites are heavily colonized by...Ch. 24.1 - What methods have been used to assess the human...Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 3MQCh. 24.1 - Prob. 1CRCh. 24.2 - How does the general metabolism of microorganisms...Ch. 24.2 - What is an enterotype?Ch. 24.2 - QHow do microbial diversity and abundance vary...Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.3 - Identify the major microbes that predominate in...Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 3MQ
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