HSS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mycoplasma, Microorganism, Chromosome

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1100
• Professor: William Yan

Document Summary

Immunology- study of our protection from foreign macromolecules or invading organisms and our responses to them. * there are microorganisms everywhere in the environment. * theres different classes of organisms & widely vary in their size, levels of complexity, & ability to grow in different growth condition. **no some bacteria can be good for you : biotechnology, spoilage of foods, bioremediation, functional foods. No, a lot of bacteria will help protect us. It is only harmless if it stays in the right" part of the body: gi- tract: colon is inhabited by anaerobes and coliform, skin: mostly coagulase negative staphylococci. Where should there be no bacteria: circulatory system, central nervous system, urinary tract. What can they do for us: protect us from invasive bacteria (bad bacteria, you have millions of bacteria in your gut, which belong to one single species (e-coli)- dominant bacteria in your gut.