intestinal flora

English

Noun

intestinal flora (countable and uncountable, plural intestinal floras)

  1. The microorganisms (bacteria, archaebacteria, fungi, protists, and viruses) that inhabit the intestines of animal hosts, especially those in a mutualistic relation with the host.

Synonyms

  • (microrganisms): gut flora, gut microbiota, gut microbiome

References

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