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1. Discuss, using specific examples, how strictly anaerobic bacteria can survive with the human host.

1. Discuss, using specific examples, how strictly anaerobic bacteria can survive with the human host.

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The human gut have many microflora (microorganisms) specially bacteria & live as the parasite in host body. There are several form of bacterial species present in human gut (gastrointestinal tract), in which most of the gut bacteria are anerobic that can survive in human host without oxygen since they obtain energy via fermenting the dietary fibres into short chain fatty acids. example:- Bacteroides (30% of all), Escherichia coli and Lactobacillus (in stomach).

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