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microflora
microflora (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌflɔːrə) n (Biology) the community of microorganisms, including algae, fungi, and bacteria that live in or on another living organism or in a particular habitatmi•cro•flo•ra (ˌmaɪ kroʊˈflɔr ə, -ˈfloʊr ə) n., pl. -flo•ras, -flo•rae (-ˈflɔr i, -ˈfloʊr i) (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the microscopic plants of a habitat or microhabitat. [1900–05] mi`cro•flo′ral, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | microflora - microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microfloraplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionmicroorganism, micro-organism - any organism of microscopic size | TranslationsMicroflora
microflora[¦mī·krō′flȯr·ə] (botany) Microscopic plants. (ecology) The flora of a microhabitat. Microflora the microorganisms found in a given medium: soil, water, air, food products, human and animal bodies, and plants. Natural substrates are usually inhabited by diverse microorganisms: bacteria, actinomycetes, yeasts, microscopic fungi, and algae. The number of microorganisms in a medium is determined by inoculating a batch (or volume unit) of the substance to be investigated on solid (or, using capillary technique, fluid) media. The number of colonies growing on a solid medium gives an idea of the number of microorganisms contained per g or milliliter (ml) of the sample of soil, water, or other medium to be investigated. The direct count method is also widely used. A preparation of the substance under study is stained, and the number of cells is counted under the microscope. In the case of fluids, the liquid is poured through a membrane filter to determine the number of cells. It has been established by this method (based on the results of inoculations) that considerably more microorganisms inhabit water and soil than had previously been supposed. Depending on the degree of contamination, water contains from 5,000 to 100,000 cells per ml; in soil, the number usually reaches 2–3 billion per g. The skin, mucosae, stomach, intestine, and other organs serve as permanent habitats of normal microflora, which have no noticeable harmful effect on the body. V. M. ZHDANOV microflora
microflora [mi´kro-flor″ah] bacteria present in the large intestine.mi·cro·flo·ra (mī'krō-flō'ră), The bacteria and fungi that inhabit an area.microflora The constellation of microorganisms which are found on or in, or characteristic of, a special location of a host organism or the environment.mi·cro·flo·ra (mī'krō-flōr'ă) The bacteria and fungi that inhabit an area. microflora the community of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and algae, that live in a particular habitat or in or on another living organism.MicrofloraThe bacterial population in the intestine.Mentioned in: Gastroenteritismi·cro·flo·ra (mī'krō-flōr'ă) Bacteria and fungi that inhabit an environment. microflora
Words related to microfloranoun microscopic plantsRelated Words- plant life
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