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N: 1. From word-forming element “micro-” (meaning “small in size or extent, microscopic; magnifying;” in science indicating a unit one millionth of the unit it is prefixed to; from Latinized form of mikros, Attic form of Greek smikros “small, little, petty, trivial, slight,” perhaps from PIE *smika, from root *smik- “small” (source also of Old High German smahi “littleness”), but Beekes thinks it a Pre-Greek word.) + noun “biota” (“animal and plant life of a given region,” 1901, from Greek biota “life,” from PIE root *gwei- “to live”).
The first known use of microbiota was in 1914.
2. The human microbiota consists of the 10-100 trillion symbiotic microbial cells harbored by each person, primarily bacteria in the gut; the human microbiome consists of the genes these cells harbor.
3. Specifying the definition of the human microbiome has been complicated by confusion about terminology: for example, “microbiota” (the microbial taxa associated with humans) and “microbiome” (the catalog of these microbes and their genes) are often used interchangeably.
4. Biological Sciences; Microbial Ecology: microbiota.
- The microscopic organisms of a particular environment.
5. Bowels: intestinal microbiota, gut microbiota, intestinal flora, gut flora, intestinal microflora, gut microflora
- The bacteria normally residing within the lumen of the intestine.
- The human gut possesses millions of microbes that define a complex microbial community. The gut microbiota has been characterized as a vital organ forming its multidirectional connecting axis with other organs. This gut microbiota axis is responsible for host-microbe interactions and works by communicating with the neural, endocrinal, humoral, immunological, and metabolic pathways. The human gut microorganisms (mostly non-pathogenic) have symbiotic host relationships and are usually associated with the host’s immunity to defend against pathogenic invasion.
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