Gut microbiota
COMMUNITY OF MICROORGANISMS IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACTS OF HUMANS
Intestinal flora; Intestinal bacteria; Gut bacteria; Enteric flora; Intestinal microflora; Gut microflora; Gut biota; Gastrointestinal flora; Gut fauna; Gut flora; Intestinal microbiota; Colonic microflora; Stomach bacteria; Enteric bacteria; GI flora; Gut symbiont; Gut symbionts; Gut microbiome; Stomach flora; Gastrointestinal microbiota; Gut microbe; Human gut microbiome; Human gastrointestinal microbiota; Human gut flora
Gut microbiota are the microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea, that live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates including humans, and of insects. Alternative terms include gut flora (an outdated term that technically refers to plants) and gut microbiome.