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Anatomical site characteristics for microbiota establishment. The urinary tract and menstruant reproductive system, as well as the nose, oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, and skin, possess distinct characteristics that support the development of resident microorganisms known as “microbiota”, which includes their genes, metabolism, and collective genome, which are referred to as the “microbiome”.
