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Yes they can. Some bacteria that are present in your food can survive in the stomach, and then go on to colonize your guts. Others, like Helicobacter pilori, can directly colonize your stomach.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoYour stomach processes food for around three hours, giving microbes plenty of time to attach themselves to your stomach wall. The gastric juices secreted to liquefy food into chime and start the breakdown of protein, are five times more acidic than lemon juice. Yet some microbes, including Helicobacter pylori, thrive in your stomach. H.pylori causes gastric ulcers and may promote gastric and duodenal cancers. Helicobacter is found in the stomachs of half the population, yet only about one fifth of them become sick, so lifestyle factors must also play a role in the development of disease. Your stomach also contains lactic acid-producing bacteria, including strains of Streptococcus and Lactobacillus, that convert sugar into acid. Lactobacilli may also inhibit the growth of H.pylori and decrease the enzyme activity needed for its survival in the acid environment. Lactic acid-producing bacteria of the stomach are anaerobic: they do not require oxygen to survive. However, unlike most anaerobic bacteria, certain strains can tolerate oxygenated environments. The stomach is a well-oxygenated area because air swallowed with food arrives here within moments of ingestion. So some lactic acid-producing bacteria grow well here alongside bacteria that need to use the available oxygen. Most microbes die and dissolve in the harsh acidic conditions of your stomach. The ones that survive into the intestines are either resistant to acid or have a protective alkaline coating.
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∙ 8y agoYou can't. The extreme acid of the stomach does kill most of them.
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What does the stomach do to defend against microbes?
The stomach contains hydrochloric acid, which is a very strong acid that is capable of killing microbes.
What is symbiotic microbes?
The symbiotic microbes help nourish a ruminant live mainly in specialized regions of the stomach
What are the different classes of microbes?
1) Prokaryotes2) Bacteria3) Archaea4) Eukaryotes5) Protists6) Micro-animal7) Fungi8) Plants
How does your stomach protect you from disease?
The stomach acid in ,well obviously, the stomach is one of the strongest acids known to man and it dissolves many bacterias and some diseases. And voila theres your answer. It kills the bad germs and diseases when they enter through food or drink stomach acid (HCl) ia a strong mineral acid secreted by special cells found in the muscles of the stomach walls. It is significant as it helps in killing the microbes that might be harmful to our health(refer biology books-physiology of nutrition),
What can microbes do?
There are both harmful and useful microbes. Harmful microbes like bacteria,virus and fungus can cause diseases while some useful microbes like bacteria can help in fermentation process like the yeast or as food like mushroom and many lacobacillus microbes that help in producing vitamins and in synthesis of food.Many microbes help produce antibiotic medicines. Microbes like algae are edible or help by photosynthesis to maintain the CO2 -O2 balance in the environment.
What does the stomach contain to defend your body against microbes?
The stomach contains acids that defend your body against microbes. Most of these microbes are destroyed once they are digested and enter into the acidic stomach.
What does the stomach do to defend against microbes?
The stomach contains hydrochloric acid, which is a very strong acid that is capable of killing microbes.
What is symbiotic microbes?
The symbiotic microbes help nourish a ruminant live mainly in specialized regions of the stomach
Why is it important to keep pure strain microbes?
stomach
What two reasons that the acid in your stomach is beneficial?
It aids in digestionIt protect us from some microbes that are pathogens. Some disease causing microbes are present in contaminated or food that are not properly treated. The acid pH of the stomach kills those microbes and protect us from disease.
What diseases do the microbes of clostridium botulinum cause?
it causes stomach problems
How can immunisation stop people catching diseases?
your stomach acids fight it off and they kill the microbes. in a way this is good and bad because if it kills the bad microbes then it kills the good microbes in our body aswell!
Does acid in the stomach kill germs?
Stomach acid kills some germs, or microbes, but there are some, like Helicobacter pyloris, that do just fine in stomach acid.
When a food is contaminated by microbes cooking of food may the microbes but it cause food poisoning why?
it causes food poisiong because the microbes are not good for the body. when it is chewed and goes into the stomach and spreads into tiny particles and burns vigurously. lol i dont know i just made all of that up in my head.
When are microbes on food harmless?
Most of the time, after you eat the food, your stomach juices destroy them if there isn't too many too handle.
What is the function of the HCL in the stomach?
The hydrochloric acid in ther stomach has two main purposes: # It sterilises food by killing pathogens and other microbes. # It has a pH of 2, which is perfect for proteases such as pepsin to break down proteins as effectively as possible.
Is stomach ulcer caused by microbe?
no.Stomach ulcer is the result of acid from the stomach entering the duodenum. This is usually caused by the microbacteria Helicobacter Pylori. Stress can increase the likelyhood of a stomach ulcer.
