What is microbiota?

Here's a quick look at how Prof. Sokol answers this question from his patients

Even though we can't see them with the naked eye, microorganisms, like bacteria, are all around us. They are also all over our bodies.

The gut microbiota is the collection of microorganisms (sidenote: Microorganisms Living organisms too small to see with the naked eye. This includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, archaea, protozoa, etc., collectively known as ’microbes’. Source: What is microbiology? Microbiology Society. ) , bacteria, fungi, and viruses, that colonize our digestive tract from birth.

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