The collection of bacteria that live on and within the human body are being isolated, identified and characterized; they are referred to as the human ______. It has been demonstrated that these organisms differ based upon the age, diet, geography and state of health of the human from which they were obtained.

A) macrobiome
B) homobiome
C) metagenome
D) microbiome
E) minibiome


Ans: D) microbiome

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