https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0 Oral Microbiome Unknowns: Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rothia dentocariosa en-us 2020-03-13 17:23:26 UTC 2024-05-28 18:57:53 UTC hello@padlet.com mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460187195 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an aerobic bacteria that is pathogenic in the respiratory system. Acid-fast stains are used to identify it due to its waxy coating of mycolic acid. ]]> 2020-03-13 17:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460187195 mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460190756 Domain:  | Bacteria
| Phylum:  | Actinobacteria
| Class:  | Actinobacteria
| Order:  | Actinomycetales
| Family:  | Mycobacteriaceae
| Genus:  | Mycobacterium
| Species:  | M. tuberculosis

]]> 2020-03-13 17:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460190756 mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460193846 Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a bacteria that primarily attacks the lungs but can attack other parts of the body as well, including the kidneys, brain, and spinal cord.]]> 2020-03-13 17:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460193846 mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460194033 This article discusses the complex host interaction that Mycobacterium tuberculosis has. It looks at new possible vaccination strategies by better understanding of the immune responses it induces. ]]> 2020-03-13 17:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460194033 mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460227873 Rothia dentrocariosa is a  gram-positive, anaerobic bacteria found in the oral microbiome. ]]> 2020-03-13 18:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460227873 mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460231774 Rothia dentrocariosa can be pathogenic leading to endocarditis or in some cases bacteremia. ]]> 2020-03-13 18:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460231774 mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460232161 Mycobacterium tuberculosis phylogenetic tree. Mycobacterium leprae is the closest genetically to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ]]> 2020-03-13 18:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460232161 mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460234728 This bacteria becomes problematic more so in immunocompromised people. This article looks at a patient who has spondylodiscitis that was caused by Rothia dentocariosa. ]]> 2020-03-13 18:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460234728 mamarmst https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460235033 Blast allowed us to look at a 16S rRNA sequence and it identified what bacterium the sequence coded for. Then, by comparing its sequence to other sequences, a phylogenetic tree was made. This tree allowed us to see what bacteria was most genetically related to the two bacteria we had. I learned that by knowing the 16S rRNA sequence we are able to identify and find out a lot about a microbe. The TED talk discusses how when looking at microorganisms using DNA sequencing is important in identifying the microbe. It also talks about the importance of microbes. He talks about the "microbial cloud that lives in and on us." He talks about how the "microbial cloud" helps build our immune system, helps fight off pathogens, and aids our metabolism. There are nonpathogens that live in and on us and I think outside of the science world people don't understand the importance of these bacteria. This is why people don't understand the importance of only taking antibiotics when you are sick. Also, as we learned last unit, there are important microbes on the skin that protect to the body. There are also important microbes in the gut that are important for bodily function.

I looked at Incala Cunningham (https://padlet.com/incunnin/k9aezqs5tufy) and Sarah DeRose (https://padlet.com/sderose2/wmj0oevl33mq) padlets. Both looked great!]]> 2020-03-13 18:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mamarmst/dg3wpirv10v0/wish/460235033