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5. Describe the ways that intestinal microbes influence human metabolic activity occurring outside of our intestinal system, such as prompting cells in our body to store food energy as either glycogen or fat. 6. Explain the connection between microbes in our intestinal system and our immune system's ability to protect us from harmful bacteria. 7. Indicate one way that microbes in our intestinal system are believed to lower our risk for cancer. 8. How do Lactobacillus bacteria alter abiotic conditions in the vaginal tract in such a way that it protects humans from infection by many types of harmful microbes? Other videos of interest:

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5) Intestinal microbes are advantageous to human beings in many ways. These assist in transformation of complex food material into simple absorbable forms. These also maintain an optimum pH inside the gut which prevents infectious diseases.

6)These microbes maintain a pH that is optimum for immune cells to function. These remove any toxic substances formed inside the body into non toxic forms. Hence, these are helpful for our immune function.

7)The advantageous bacteria present inside the gut inhibits the growth of harmful microbes entering into the gut. These can inhibit growth of cancer causing bacteria , and other pathogens and converts toxic substances into simple forms that are excreted .

8) lactobacilli alters the pH of the vaginal tract and maintain it at acidic pH. Due to this, harmful microbes cannot grow here in normal individual, but if concentration of these lactobacilli is higher than normal then it can cause infections, and growth of other anaerobic organisms