The microbial flora harbored by normal, healthy individuals.(noun)
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Use "microbiota" in a sentence
"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."