BIOL 2830U Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Francesco Redi, Louis Pasteur, Antimicrobial Resistance

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Bacteria replicate quickly (20 minutes) and may develop into superbugs . Some antibiotics do not kill dna which can lead to resistance. Mrsa is a string of well-known antibiotic resistant bacteria. Resistance tends to show up in most hospital settings because the bacteria that can survive in a sterile environment tend to be the ones that develop resistance. Overuse of antibiotics can affect health and lead to superinfections as well as antibiotic resistance. Dirt is a source of beneficial microbes therefore lack of exposure to dirt can affect our health. We have 1 trillion human cells in our body therefore we have 10 trillion bacterial cells (only 20% of cells are human) We have 25,000 different genes in our body therefore we have 2,500,000 different bacterial genes (100x the amount) Most microbes are not harmful to humans. * beneficial microbes that digest things in our gut. * inert to humans which prevent colonization of bad things in our gut.

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