microbiota

See also: Microbiota

English

Etymology

micro- + biota

Noun

microbiota (plural microbiotas or microbiota)

  1. The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.
    • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 348:
      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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Spanish

Noun

microbiota f (plural microbiotas)

  1. microbiota

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