Definition of "microbiome" [microbiome]

• A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut. (noun)

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• "Anyway, others have taken the term microbiome and run with it because it does conjure up to many "microbial biome" which could be used to refer to all the microbes in a system."
• "Your skin is also what we call a microbiome; it's teeming with microorganisms, most of which are invisible to the naked eye."
• "Could it be that the microbiome is producing neurotransmitters that affect behavior in the human host?"