Definition of "microbiota"

microbiota

noun
plural microbiotas or microbiota
1. The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.
  Quotations
  Caesarean babies eventually acquire the same mix of microbes as those born vaginally — by a year, their microbiota are usually indistinguishable.
  2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 348