Cultures grown from patients with bacterial overgrowth syndrome reveal abnormally large numbers of anaerobic bacteria in addition to normal flora. Several protective factors stabilize the number and type of bacteria that colonize the upper GI tract.
An amoeba is a type of unicellular organism usually found in water around decaying vegetation, in wet soil and in animals such as humans. It is relatively advanced, and can extend and retract blob-like arms called pseudopodia, which it can use to grasp food particles and to propel itself through microscopic terrain.
The plural of amoeba is spelled either amoebas or amoebae. The word amoeba is also used to refer to both this genus and its close relatives, now grouped as the Amoebozoa, as well as to refer to all unicellular organisms that move by pseudopods.The pseudopods, or false feet, result from the extension of cytoplasm outward.he word amoeba is also used to refer to both this genus and its close relatives, now grouped as the Amoebozoa, as well as to refer to all unicellular organisms that move by pseudopods. The pseudopods, or false feet, result from the extension of cytoplasm outward.