| Term: | intestine host-mediated modulation of intestinal microbiota composition |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | intestine |
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| Definition: | Folded tube that has parts intestinal bulb, mid intestine and posterior intestine. The intestine is where digestion and nutrient absorption occurs. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001338] |
| Name: | host-mediated modulation of intestinal microbiota composition |
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| Synonyms: | homeostasis of number of cells in a free-living population, host-induced regulation of intestinal microbiota composition, host-mediated regulation of intestinal microbiota composition |
| Definition: | The biological process involved in maintaining the steady-state number of cells within a population of free-living cells such as the bacteria in the gut. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0048874] QuickGO AmiGO |