intestinal flora

British  

noun

1. microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract

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Example Sentences

"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

"Cut out beefsteak and chops," and "Change your intestinal flora so as to clear your coated tongue and eliminate the poison that taints your breath."

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 by Northern Nut Growers Association