Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

By: Andrea Bonde

Living With Bacterium

Up to 500 species can be found as normal oral floraThere can easily be 25 species living in a single

moutha milliliter of saliva can contain as many as 40

million (4 x 107) bacterial cells6108 bacterial cells present in the cecum (the initial part of the colon) per milliliter of content is normal and many of these species are different from those

found in the mouth

•Digestion

Bacteria Important?

•Biotechnology

•Genetic Engineering

•Pest Control

• Vitamin Synthesis

4 Main Bacteriumo Enterococcus faecalis

o Pseudomonas aeruginosao Mycobacterium tuberculosis

o Staphylococcus aureus

E. faecalis P. aeruginosa M. tuberculosis S. aureus

Causes

oMisuse of antibiotics• Medicine, agriculture, and household products

oAnomalous combinations• Cohabitation between two different bacterium

oEnhanced transmission of resistance factors• Budget cuts in hospitals, bacteria sharing w/other bacteria

oThe reservoir hypothesis• Bacterium having a threshold level where some survive

Possible Fix-its

oBacteria interferenceoBacteriophage therapyoBacterial vaccines

oQuit letting doctors over prescribe antibiotics

•Bacteria is NECISARRY•Most likely caused by

improper use of antibiotics

•This problem is fixable

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