bacterial flora

collocation in English

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bacterial
adjective
uk
/bækˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/bækˈtɪr.i.əl/
caused by, made from, or relating ...
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flora
noun[U]
uk
/ˈflɔː.rə/us
/ˈflɔːr.ə/
environment
all the plants of a particular place or from a particular time ...
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(Definition ofbacterialandflorafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This could easily be imagined to harbour dangerousbacterialflora, while at the same time being susceptible to modification through diet.
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Thebacterialfloraof the intestine plays an important role in amoebic virulence.
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The rationale for not treating asymptomatic bacteriuric catheterized patients is that thebacterialflora changes rapidly, and might be enhanced by antimicrobial therapy.
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First, the naturalbacterialfloraof the human scalp can mutate into pathogens.
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The normalbacterialflorain the gut is known to be affected by broad spectrum antibiotics, although it is likely to be re-established rapidly on completion of the treatment.
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Thebacterialflorametabolize these compounds anaerobically in the absence of oxygen.
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How can acids be applied so as to control thebacterialfloraof the large intestine?
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Bacterialflorais endogenous bacteria, which is defined as bacteria that naturally reside in a closed system.
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Lactic acid bacteria are predominately found during child-bearing years, otherwise thebacterialflorais mixed.
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Nonetheless, the upper and lower respiratory tract appears to have a normalbacterialflora.
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It is rarely found in the skin or throat of healthy people, meaning it is not a member of the usualbacterialflora.
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He is quickly becoming known for efforts to involve the public as citizen scientists in arthropod surveys andbacterialflorastudies.
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Bacterial life is sometimes included in flora, and some classifications use the term "bacterialflora" separately from "plant flora".
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Inulin passes through the stomach and duodenum undigested and is highly available to the gutbacterialflora.
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Thebacterialfloraprovide regulatory signals that enable the development and utility of the gut.
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A prominent example of this concept is "bacterialflora," which consists of exogenous bacteria ingested and endogenously colonized during the early stages of life.
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Probiotics are bacterial preparations that alter thebacterialflorain the bowel to cause a beneficial effect.
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Antibiotics disturb the normal bowelbacterialflora.
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Bacterial organisms, algae, and other organisms are sometimes referred to as flora, so that for example the termsbacterialfloraand "plant flora" are used separately.
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It involves infusion ofbacterialfloraacquired from the feces of a healthy donor to reverse the bacterial imbalance responsible for the recurring nature of the infection.
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