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What type of symbiotic relationship does intestinal bacteria and a human have?
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∙ 14y ago
Intestinal bacteria provide us with vitamin b and vitamin k, and they help us digest our food. Your gut provides a very good environment for the bacteria to prosper. Both you and the bacteria benefit. The "type" of symbiotic relationship is mutualistic. see the definition of symbiosis here: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/glossary/page/s.html
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∙ 8y agoCommensalism *Apex*
Actually Its Mutualism..
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∙ 12y agothese bacteria live in the intestine . they secrete a special enzyme which help in digestions in result they get small amount of food from our intestine
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∙ 14y agomutualistic
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What is the Symbiotic relationship between human and lactobacilli bacteria?
Mutualism
What is the symbiotic relationship between bacteria and human intestines?
mutualism because the bacteria gets food and the human gets to decompose of certain foods
What symbiotic relationship is bacteria living on human skin?
It depends on weather you develop an infection from teh bacteria. There are naturally occuring bacteria on our skin all the time.
What is Symbiotic relationship between human host and bacteria in the gut which supply the body with vitamin K?
The bacteria absorb nutrients in the gut from digested food - the human benefits from the production of the vitamin.
What symbiotic relationship does human and E.coli?
It is a facultative mutualism.-------------------------------------There are different strains of E. coli. The type that occupies the human intestinal tract is one of the normal flora that help break down substances that our body cannot on its own. So the type of symbiotic relationship between E. coli and humans is mutualism.
What is the nature of the mutualistic relationship you share with your intestinal bacteria?
In any mutualistic relationship, both parties are helped in a way. In the case of humans and bacteria, the human cannot digest all of the food that it eats. The bacteria eat the food that the human cannot digest and partially digest it, allowing the human to finish the job. The bacteria benefit by getting food, and the human benefits by being able to digest the food it eats.
What is the symbiotic relationship between head lice and a human?
The symbiotic relationship between a human head and lice is parasitism. This is because the lice get food and shelter but the head is itchy.
What symbiotic relationship does a virus and a human have?
Parasitism for my opinion
Which bacteria would you most likely find in the human intestinal tract?
spirochete
Is there any used for bacteria?
yes. for example, there are bacteria in the human intestinal tract that synthesize Vitamin K for us.
Is intestinal bacteria harmful?
There are some bacteria that can cause intestinal disease. All humans have bacteria in their intestine but the bacteria is a good thing. One of the most prevalent bacteria in the human GI tract is E. coli. There are different strains of E. coli and not all of them are pathogenic. The bacteria inside the human GI tract is "normal Flora" and is beneficial to humans.
What types of bacteria would you be most likely to find in the human intestinal tract?
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