How do you acquire indigenous microflora? When does bacteria start growing in the saliva? Which part of the skin does the most microorganism resides?

Name: BIO 280 Week 6 Notes, Human Microbiota
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BIO 280 Infection and Disease Notes The Human Microbiota Humans as Habitats - Bodies are great places to be! o Warm, stable, lots of _nutrients_ available, constant _pH_ & osmotic pressure, etc. - Our bodies are not _uniform_ environments, though o Each region or organ differs: skin, GI tract, respiratory tract, etc. provide different conditions - Animals possess great defense mechanisms o The successful colonizers (and the successful pathogens -- more on this next lecture) are those that can deal with these defenses - “Normal” does not mean nonpathogenic o we often have pathogens in and on us - colonization and infection frequently b