EBK BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS
15th Edition
ISBN: 8220103633352
Author: Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24.4, Problem 2MQ
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Vagina is a muscular canal and one of the major parts of reproductive system in females. It consists of its own resident normal microbiota which majorly includes Lactobacillus acidophilus. The other organisms that are present in vagina are: Torulopsis, Candida, Streptococci, and Escherichia coli.
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Chapter 24 Solutions
EBK BROCK BIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS
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
Ch. 24.3 - Prob. 1CRCh. 24.4 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 24.4 - Prob. 1CRCh. 24.5 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.5 - Prob. 2MQCh. 24.5 - Prob. 1CRCh. 24.6 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.6 - Prob. 2MQCh. 24.6 - Prob. 3MQCh. 24.6 - What are the major anatomical differences between...Ch. 24.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.7 - Prob. 2MQCh. 24.7 - What factor(s) are most important in the...Ch. 24.7 - Prob. 1CRCh. 24.8 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 24.8 - Prob. 3MQCh. 24.8 - Prob. 1CRCh. 24.9 - What observations indicate that dental carries are...Ch. 24.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 24.9 - What are some clinical advantages of a...Ch. 24.9 - Why might a therapy based on colonization of the...Ch. 24.10 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.10 - Prob. 2MQCh. 24.10 - Prob. 1CRCh. 24.11 - Prob. 1MQCh. 24.11 - Prob. 2MQCh. 24.11 - What is the mechanism by which C. scindens...Ch. 24 - Prob. 1AQ
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