A microbiome (from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós) 'small' and βίος (bíos) 'life') is the community of microorganisms that can usually be found living together...

The human microbiome is the aggregate of all microbiota that reside on or within human tissues and biofluids along with the corresponding anatomical sites...

maize and soybean. There is less information on the microbiomes of tree species. Plant microbiomes are determined by plant-related factors (e.g., genotype...

microbiome describes either the collective genomes of the microbes that reside in an ecological niche or else the microbes themselves. The microbiome...

their tissue and skeleton microbiomes. The coral skeleton, which represents the most diverse of the three coral microbiomes, showed the strongest evidence...

Gut microbiota, gut microbiome, or gut flora are the microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses, that live in the digestive tracts...

(also called dysbacteriosis) is characterized by a disruption to the microbiome resulting in an imbalance in the microbiota, changes in their functional...

salivary microbiome consists of the nonpathogenic, commensal bacteria present in the healthy human salivary glands. It differs from the oral microbiome which...

The cetacean microbiome is the group of communities of microorganisms that reside within whales. Microbiomes play an important role in individual health...

released by the gut microbiome can influence brain development, starting from birth. A review from 2015 states that the gut microbiome influences the CNS...

are associated with many microbiomes. This article lists some of the species recognized as belonging to the human microbiome and focuses on the oral,...

bacteria it is an excellent part of the skin microbiome to study. The navel, or umbilicus is a moist microbiome of the body (with high humidity and temperatures)...

Program. On 21 February 2023, scientists reported the findings of a "dark microbiome" of unfamiliar microorganisms in the Atacama Desert. In June 1991, Antofagasta...

anaerobic Gram negative rod bacteria commonly found in the human gut microbiome and isolated from feces. P. vulgatus has medical relevance and has been...

The plant microbiome, also known as the phytomicrobiome, plays roles in plant health and productivity and has received significant attention in recent...

The root microbiome (also called rhizosphere microbiome) is the dynamic community of microorganisms associated with plant roots. Because they are rich...

since the original formulations. Holobionts include the host, virome, microbiome, and any other organisms which contribute in some way to the functioning...

The Human Microbiome Project (HMP) was a United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) research initiative to improve understanding of the microbiota...

improper research conduct. Bik is the founder of Microbiome Digest, a blog with daily updates on microbiome research, and the Science Integrity Digest blog...

Vaginal flora, vaginal microbiota or vaginal microbiome are the microorganisms that colonize the vagina. They were discovered by the German gynecologist...

supports many microorganisms known as the root microbiome. These microorganisms in the root microbiome are able to interact with each other and surrounding...

The uterine microbiome refers to the community of commensal, nonpathogenic microorganisms—including bacteria, viruses, and yeasts/fungi—present in a healthy...

Chakrabarti, S., Laas, P. and Stingl, U. (2017) "The seagrass holobiont and its microbiome". Microorganisms, 5(4): 81. doi:10.3390/microorganisms5040081. Material...

Sponge microbiomes are diverse communities of microorganisms in symbiotic association with marine sponges as their hosts. These microorganisms include...

The placental microbiome is the nonpathogenic, commensal bacteria claimed to be present in a healthy human placenta and is distinct from bacteria that...

few pathogens from inside a plant leaf. Consequently, regulating root microbiome composition may require immune mechanisms other than those that control...

The Human Microbiome Project (HMP), completed in 2012, laid the foundation for further investigation into the role the microbiome plays in overall health...

experimental approaches to study all proteins in microbial communities and microbiomes from environmental sources. Metaproteomics is used to classify experiments...

the bottom of the crater; he was gathering soil samples for the Extreme Microbiome Project. The descent was sponsored by National Geographic and featured...

science writer, working on the relationship between nutrition, the gut microbiome, and health. He argues against low-fat diets and fad diets, and instead...