noun
microbiota
Microbiota (noun) means All the microorganisms living in or on a living creature, either across its whole body or in one particular area.
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All the microorganisms living in or on a living creature, either across its whole body or in one particular area.
"Your body’s microbiome is all the genes your microbiota contains, however colloquially the two terms are often used interchangeably."
— Nicola Davis, The human microbiome: why our microbes could be key to our health (2018)
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Etymology
Formed from micro- and biota.
Rhymes for microbiota
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What is the meaning of microbiota?
"microbiota" (noun) means all the microorganisms living in or on a living creature, either across its whole body or in one particular area.
