Definition of Microflora

1. Noun. Microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora.


Definition of Microflora

1. Noun. Microscopic plant life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Microflora

1. [n -RAE or -RAS]

Medical Definition of Microflora

1. The bacteria and fungi that inhabit an area. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microflora

microfilters
microfiltration
microfiltrations
microfinance
microfinancier
microfinanciers
microfinancing
microfine
microfinish
microfissuration
microfissure
microflare
microflares
microfloppies
microfloppy
microflora (current term)
microflorae
microfloral
microfloras
microflow
microflows
microfluid
microfluidic
microfluidics
microfluidiser
microfluidisers
microfluidity
microfluidizer
microfluidizers
microfluorescence

Literary usage of Microflora

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Laboratory Manual in General Microbiology by Dept. of Bacteriology and Public Health, Michigan, Michigan State University, East Lansing Agricultural College, Dept. of Bacteriology and Hygiene (1916)
"TO DETERMINE THE ACTION OF FORMALDEHYDE UPON THE microflora OF MILK Apparatus. Fresh milk, skim or whole; 1% solution of formaldehyde; ..."

2. Dairy Bacteriology by Sigurd Orla-Jensen, Paul Seidelin Arup (1921)
"Chapter II The Normal and Abnormal microflora of Milk A. THE NORMAL FLORA MILK fresh from healthy clean cows does not contain many organisms beyond a few ..."

3. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"The Forgotten Eukaryotes A group of microbes in the colonic microflora that has been routinely ignored in most studies is the eukaryotic microbes (Moreels ..."

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