Question

Compare: anaerobic fermentation occurs in both the skin
microbiome and the mouth microbiome.

Contrast: explain how the impact this has on the host can be
either beneficial or harmful depending on the location

Answer both questions

Answer 1

In the last decade ,several large -scale projects ,for example ,the human microbiome project have insvestigated the microbiota of a variety of bodily niches ,including the skin as well as the oral ,vaginal and nasal cavitieswhile some of these are relatively easy to access,the GI tract remains a challenging environment tosample ,and to describe .currently the majority of research is focused on the gut microbiota ,since this is where the greatest density and numbers of bacteria found ,with most data being derived from faecal samples and ,to a lesser extent,mucosal biopsies .While it is relatively easy to obtain fresh faecal smaples the information obtained from them does nit represent the complete gut picture within the gut