microbiota

See also: Microbiota

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ biota.

Noun

microbiota (plural microbiotas or microbiota)

1. The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.
   • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 348:

     Caesarean babies eventually acquire the same mix of microbes as those born vaginally — by a year, their microbiota are usually indistinguishable.

Derived terms

• ectomicrobiota
• endomicrobiota
• fecal microbiota transplant/fecal microbiota transplantation
• microbiotal
• rhizomicrobiota

Related terms

• microfauna
• microflora
• microbiome

Translations

microbial community inhabiting a multi-cellular organism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 微生物群

• Finnish: mikrobisto
• German: Mikrobiota f

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikɾoˈbjota/ [mi.kɾoˈβ̞jo.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: mi‧cro‧bio‧ta

Noun

microbiota f (plural microbiotas)

1. microbiota

Further reading

• “microbiota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10