Microbiome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Microbiome is a noun meaning (genetics) The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.
Meaning
(genetics) The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.
More Meanings
- (biology) A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut.
Example Sentences
For your community of microbes— your 'microbiome' — your body is a planet.
The microbiome creates the immediate environment for our genes as they play out their part in disease mechanisms.
Your body’s microbiome is all the genes your microbiota contains, however colloquially the two terms are often used interchangeably.
Yes, there are microbes everywhere and most are just fine for us, perhaps even beneficial to our microbiomes and immune systems. We don’t care about those.
Word Forms
- microbiomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include microgenome, microbiomics, microgenomics, metabiome, probiogenomics, metagenome.
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