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monocolonization

monocolonization noun: colonization with organisms of a single species or genus.

Noun

monocolonization (countable and uncountable, plural monocolonizations)

  1. colonization with organisms of a single species or genus
    • 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 ).2015 August 19, Sara M. Parigi et al., “Breast Milk and Solid Food Shaping Intestinal Immunity”, in Frontiers in Immunology, volume 6, →DOI

Forms of monocolonization

pluralmonocolonizations

Origin of monocolonization

From mono- + colonization.

Questions about monocolonization

What does monocolonization mean?
Monocolonization means colonization with organisms of a single species or genus.
What part of speech is monocolonization?
Monocolonization is a noun.
What is the plural of monocolonization?
The plural of monocolonization is monocolonizations.

Words near monocolonization in the dictionary

  1. monocodonic
  2. monocolonal
  3. monocolonial
  4. monocolonies
  5. monocolonisation
  6. monocolonization
  7. monocolonizations
  8. monocolonize
  9. monocolonized
  10. monocolony
  11. monocolor

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