What is your microbiome? Microbes commonly form symbiotic relationship with multicellular organisms such as the gut microbiome Links to an external site. of animals (bacteria colonizing our intestines) or the mycorrhiza Links to an external site. (mycorrhizome) of plant roots (fungi colonizing the roots of vascular plants). Find information about some of these microbial communities for humans, animals or plants. Explore the benefits of these microbial colonies for the host organism. You can discuss the human microbiome, or the plant mycorrhizal associations, or a combination thereof. Are there similarities in the benefits for both animals and plants? Is there a ‘logic’ to why some microbiomes are bacterial while mycorrhiza are dominantly fungi? Individually, pick one topic, as a class we should get a discussion of the larger spectrum of these microbiomes.
please respond to the following top discussion (1-2 paragraphs) interact with the bottom response to a classmates discussion for the topic discussion. (1-2 paragraphs)
I found it interesting that some microbes are bacterial while mycorrhiza are dominantly fungi. This brought to my attention how there can be a variety of different type of species and ones that are similar to one another. That can also have their key differences that make that distinct and categorize them into different sections. This is what makes them identifiable for having different microbial boundaries. Fungi is most recognizable for having spores and the ability to keep growing. It is identifiable that human microbiome is different with special physical features as to compared to plant mycorrhizal. They have different structures and distinct sequences. I think that there is logic to the idea that different microbes have different formations and physical characteristics to them. The fungi microbials are found to have some relation to similarity with the microbials of bacteria. But they do have well understood differences.
