Microbes vs Microbiome - What's the difference?
microbes | microbiome |
The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.
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, passage=The human microbiota consists of the 10-100 trillion symbiotic microbial cells harbored by each person, primarily bacteria in the gut; the human microbiome consists of the genes these cells harbor.}}
A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut.
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, passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
As nouns the difference between microbes and microbiome
is that microbes is while microbiome is the genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota.microbiome
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Noun
(en noun)Defining the Human Microbiome
A punch in the gut