Vocabulary

Saccharomyces-a family of budding yeast/ sugar fungus

Yeast-A micro-organism of the fungus family that produces enzymes to break sugar into alchohol

Lychee-tropical fruit native to southern China. In soapberry family.

Mangosteen-a tropical evergreen tree. originating in the Sunda islands and the Moluccas.

Imperfect fungi-fungi that reproduces asexually 

Gut Flora- microorganisms that live digestive tract and perform many useful functions for host.

Probiotic- dietary supplements containing beneficial bacteria or yeast

Cholera- an extreme diarrhoel disease that is digested in contaminated water and foods.

Etiology-study of causation, or the reason for.

Ascocarps-fruiting bodies

Polyamines- stimulate repairs in intestinal cells and growth of colonic mucosa

Haploid-Haploids contain the A and aplha cells. They are the mating cells.

Diploid- Diploids do not mate and respond to mating pheromones, but they do split into four haploid cells through meiosis.

meiosis-when cells divide to form four haploid cells

N-acetylglucosamine-a derivitive of glucose, found in bacterial cell walls