Definition of "microbiota" [microbiota]

• The microbial flora harbored by normal, healthy individuals. (noun)

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• "Steiner says, "We believe that the structure of charcoal provides a secure habitat for microbiota, which is very important for crop production.""
• "Vincent Young at the University of Michigan Medical School found that a certain antibiotic permanently decreased the diversity of the animals '"microbiota" — the trillions of microscopic bugs that inhabit the gut and which may be very beneficial."
• "And the terms "microbiota" was used to refer to the actual organisms."