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enterotype

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  • noun biology A classification of living organisms based on the bacteriological ecosystem in the human gut microbiome.

Etymologies

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entero- + -type

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Examples

  • Within 24 hours, the team saw changes in the composition of the gut bacteria but the overall enterotype remained the same.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

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