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flora (florīә)   the collective plant organisms of a given locality.
 

enteric flora  , gut flora  , intestinal flora  the bacteria that normally inhabit the interior of the intestine, belonging mainly to the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes; some aid in digestion and food breakdown. Changes in the composition of the intestinal flora are associated with a number of diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome, and a decrease in the relative proportion of Bacteroides is seen in obesity.





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