Bacteria: C. difficile Subject, Main Idea, Supporting Idea, Details

Diarrhea

Food poisoning

C. difficle

Bacteria

I don know the subject

. When C. difficile is exposed to oxygen

in the air or other dangers, it shrinks and forms

a tough outer covering. In this state, C. difficile

can survive oxygen, hand cleaners, acids,

and even many antibiotics.

The growing population of

C. difficile produces powerful poisons, which

irritate the cells of the gut lining and eventually

cause the cells to die.

When scientists first discovered C. difficile,

they named these bacteria

difficile because

the bacteria were so hard to grow in the lab.

Even if someone

accidentally swallows some C. difficile

bacteria, the other bacteria in the gut keep the

number of C. difficile low, and therefore safe.

I don know the main idea yet?

When sick people take antibiotics, helpful

microorganisms in the gut are killed along

with the harmful ones.

This photo was taken inside a healthy human gut.

The gut lining is smooth and healthy. (

By causing

constant irritation, C. difficile can make it harder

for the immune system to function.

I do not know the supporting idea for the parapgraph.

Helpful gut

microorganisms out of the way, C. difficile

can multiply rapidly and take over the gut

microbiome.

The growing population produces powerful poisons, which

irritate the cells of the gut lining and eventually

cause the cells to die.

. Bloating, diarrhea, and stomach pain

are the most common symptoms.

C. difficile can make it harder

for the immune system to function.

The gut lining is irritated and

damaged.

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