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Definitions related to gut microbiome and its action
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Terminology
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Significance
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| Microbiota | All microorganisms living in the gut |
| Microbioma | Sum of microbes, their genetic information, and their ecological niche |
| Metagenome | Total genes providing information on genetic potential |
| Indigenous microbiota | Resident gut microbiota in the healthy subjects |
| Dysbiosis | Modification of the composition of gut microbiota causing diseases |
| Pathobionts | Gut microbiota causing diseases |
