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microbiota.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

The microorganisms collectively inhabiting a particular host, location, or environment.

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organisms living together in a body or habitat; a microbial population distinguished from its combined genetic information; community rather than one pathogen

Words that belong together

  • gut microbiota
  • soil microbiota

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The soil microbiota differed across the two sides of the abandoned road.
The study identified changes in gut microbiota without treating every organism as harmful.

Nearby words

microbial inhabitantsmicrobial community

Related words

microbial communitymicrobial inhabitantsmicrobiome (broader or varying)
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microbiota

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Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Collective noun microbiota; plural microbiotas for distinct communities. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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