W13: Microbiome

Question 1

What are Microbiota?

Answer 1

a collective term for the micro-organisms
that live in or on the human body

Question 2

What is a Microbiome?

Answer 2

the entire habitat, including the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, eukaryotes, fungi and viruses), their genomes (i.e., genes), and the surrounding environmental condition