Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A flora in which all the plants are of minute size; a congeries of microscopic plants: opposed to
macroflora .
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- noun
Microscopic plant life , especially thebacterial colonies found in thegut of normal, healthy animals and humans.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora
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Examples
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It is clear as a cloudless day that hospital wards and their ancillary facilities need to be designed from a microbiological angle to make “life hard” for any kind of microflora to survive in problematic numbers.
Back to Cardiff Glyn Davies 2007
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Even with soap "made for sheath washing," the death of the normal "microflora" will allow the resurgence of inappropriate and pathogenic bacteria (capable of causing disease).
TheHorse.com News 2009
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Pickles, sauerkraut, and other fermented foods also introduce probiotics to your gut to help balance microflora.
Grace Suh Coscia, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.: Can Pickles, Sauerkraut and Fermented Foods Make You Healthier? Grace Suh Coscia 2012
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Pickles, sauerkraut, and other fermented foods also introduce probiotics to your gut to help balance microflora.
Grace Suh Coscia, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.: Can Pickles, Sauerkraut and Fermented Foods Make You Healthier? Grace Suh Coscia 2012
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Pickles, sauerkraut, and other fermented foods also introduce probiotics to your gut to help balance microflora.
Grace Suh Coscia, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.: Can Pickles, Sauerkraut and Fermented Foods Make You Healthier? Grace Suh Coscia 2012
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It was in the journal Nature Biotechnology, and it found that after we eat GMO soy, some of the GMO genes are transferred to the microflora of our intestines and those GMO genes are still active.
Maria Rodale: Just Label It! So We Know When It's GMO Maria Rodale 2012
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Pickles, sauerkraut, and other fermented foods also introduce probiotics to your gut to help balance microflora.
Grace Suh Coscia, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.: Can Pickles, Sauerkraut and Fermented Foods Make You Healthier? Grace Suh Coscia 2012
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Pickles, sauerkraut, and other fermented foods also introduce probiotics to your gut to help balance microflora.
Grace Suh Coscia, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.: Can Pickles, Sauerkraut and Fermented Foods Make You Healthier? Grace Suh Coscia 2012
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Pickles, sauerkraut, and other fermented foods also introduce probiotics to your gut to help balance microflora.
Grace Suh Coscia, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.: Can Pickles, Sauerkraut and Fermented Foods Make You Healthier? Grace Suh Coscia 2012
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It was in the journal Nature Biotechnology, and it found that after we eat GMO soy, some of the GMO genes are transferred to the microflora of our intestines and those GMO genes are still active.
Maria Rodale: Just Label It! So We Know When It's GMO Maria Rodale 2012
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