microbiota
nounEtymology
From micro- + biota.
Definitions
The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire…
The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.
- Your body’s microbiome is all the genes your microbiota contains, however colloquially the two terms are often used interchangeably.
- Caesarean babies eventually acquire the same mix of microbes as those born vaginally — by a year, their microbiota are usually indistinguishable.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for microbiota. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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