microbiome in Swedish

microbiome in Swedish

What does "microbiome" mean?

1. noun The combined genetic material belonging to a community of microbes.
   "Your body’s microbiome is all the genes your microbiota contains, however colloquially the two terms are often used interchangeably."
2. noun A community of microorganisms living together in one place, such as inside the human gut.
   "Yes, there are microbes everywhere and most are just fine for us, perhaps even beneficial to our microbiomes and immune systems. We don’t care about those."

microbiome in a sentence

• Your body’s microbiome is all the genes your microbiota contains, however colloquially the two terms are often used interchangeably.
• Yes, there are microbes everywhere and most are just fine for us, perhaps even beneficial to our microbiomes and immune systems. We don’t care about those.
• The microbiome creates the immediate environment for our genes as they play out their part in disease mechanisms.

Common Swedish translations