intestinal flora
Britishnoun
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"Bacteria in the intestinal flora have these enzyme scissors, as do a large group of plant-associated bacteria in nature," says Bernd Nidetzky.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023
Yet you can buy this product, described as beneficial for "intestinal flora," from multiple sites with just one click.
From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023
Undigested food is moved through the colon, where intestinal flora aid in digestion by peristalsis; further absorption takes place in the rectum, after which it stores the food until elimination through the anus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
They choose latrines believed to have been used by many people in an attempt to gather insight into the intestinal flora of whole communities.
From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2020
On the other hand, it accommodates among the intestinal flora many microbes which damage health by poisoning the body with their products.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
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