A microbiome is `the ecological community of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microorganisms that literally share our body space.` Joshua Lederberg coined the term, arguing the importance of microorganisms inhabiting the human body in health and disease. Many scientific articles distinguish `microbiome` and `microbiota` to describe eithe...
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The total number and diversity of microbes found in, and on, the human body. Different species inhabit different areas. Those found in the gut have several important roles in digestion.
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all prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms that are associated with a certain organism
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The microbiome is defined as the collective genomes of the microbes that live inside and on the human body. The ‘gut microbiome’ refers to the microbes colonising the human gut.
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Also known as the microbiota, the collection of microbes that inhabits the body. Microbial cells are estimated to outnumber human cells by a factor of ten to one. The microbiome influences human health and disease.
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