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MCB 3020- General Microbiology Peer-Led Team Learning Workshop #11 Chapters 23, 24,25 Microbial Symbioses with Plants and Animals and Microbe-Human Interactions 1. Describe the role of Rhizobium for nutrient acquisition in plants. 2. How are symbioses between insects and microbes beneficial? 3. A human body is composed of more microbial cells than human cells. What makes this microbiome so rich and complex and what are some of the major habitats on the human body? Discuss some culture- independent methods that can be applied to study the human microbiome. 4. What types of symbiotic relationships can microbes form with humans? Discuss some of the important benefits gained from us humans from many of these microorganisms associated with us. 5. A human body is constantly exposed to pathogens. What are some major defenses against bacterial pathogens and how are these defense mechanisms different in different part of the body?
6. At what point does a microbial infection become a disease? 7. Explain how diet plays a role in host susceptibility to infection. Discuss other host factors that can affect our resistance to infections. 8. Discuss different types of virulence factors a pathogen can use to infect a host. 9. How can virulence in a pathogen be measured and why would some microorganisms loose their virulence factors? Discuss how we can take advantage of pathogenic strains that have lost their virulence.
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