microflora

microflora
The bacteria and fungi that inhabit an area.

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mi·cro·flo·ra .mī-krə-'flōr-ə, -'flȯr- n
1) a small or strictly localized flora (as of a microenvironment) <intestinal \microflora>
2) microscopic flora compare MACROFLORA
mi·cro·flo·ral -əl adj

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mi·cro·flo·ra (mi″kro-florґə) the entire population of microorganisms present in or characteristic of a specific location.

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