microbiome
CEFR: C1
The complete ecological community of symbiotic, commensal, and pathogenic microorganisms sharing a body space.
Synonyms
- microbial flora
- gut microbiota
Common Collocations
- gut microbiome
- human microbiome
- microbiome diversity
Example Sentence
Antibiotic overuse can severely disrupt the diversity of the gastrointestinal microbiome.