Microbiota

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.

    "Caesarean babies eventually acquire the same mix of microbes as those born vaginally — by a year, their microbiota are usually indistinguishable."

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"Caesarean babies eventually acquire the same mix of microbes as those born vaginally — by a year, their microbiota are usually indistinguishable."

Etymology

From micro- + biota.

Related phrases

fecal microbiota transplantfecal microbiota transplantation

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