commensal bacteria

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bacteria
noun
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/bækˈtɪə.ri.ə/us
/bækˈtɪr.i.ə/
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Additionally, because virulence factors are not found in nonpathogenic bacteria, such therapies would not be expected to disruptcommensalbacteria.
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However, in the cases of caries and periodontal diseases, these same pathogens increase in numbers relative to thecommensalbacteria.
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Approximately 26% of dogs carry thecommensalbacteriain their mouths.
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The majority of thesecommensalbacteriaare anaerobes, meaning they survive in an environment with no oxygen.
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The human microbiome is of particular interest, as thesecommensalbacteriaare important for human health and immunity.
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Thecommensalbacteriaare nonpathogenic and defend our airways against the pathogens.
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Due to their small size,commensalbacteriaare ubiquitous and grow on animals and plants exactly as they will grow on any other surface.
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Flavobacteria are a group ofcommensalbacteriaand opportunistic pathogens.
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For the body to generate nitric oxide through the nitrate-nitrite-nitric oxide pathway, the reduction of nitrate to nitrite occurs in the mouth, bycommensalbacteria, an obligatory and necessary step.
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High-throuput sequencing and the whole genome sequencing approaches will provide the further information about the complexity and physiological implication ofcommensalbacteriain the lower respiratory tract.
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