monocolonization
English
editEtymology
editFrom mono- + colonization.
Noun
editmonocolonization (countable and uncountable, plural monocolonizations)
- colonization with organisms of a single species or genus
- 2015 August 19, Sara M. Parigi et al., “Breast Milk and Solid Food Shaping Intestinal Immunity”, in Frontiers in Immunology[1], volume 6, :
- Furthermore, monocolonization with Clostridia confers allergy protection by inducing ILC3-mediated production of IL-22 and by regulating allergens access through the epithelial cell layer ( 244 ).