Term: intestine lumen host-mediated regulation of intestinal microbiota composition
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Name: intestine lumen
Synonyms: gut lumen
Definition: Anatomical space within the intestine where digestion normally occurs. The intestinal lumen begins as an interconnected web of small space at 43 hpf that over time remodels to form a single continuous tube at 68hpf. Lumen maturation proceeds from anterior to posterior along the intestine.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005807]
Name: host-mediated regulation of intestinal microbiota composition
Synonyms: homeostasis of number of cells in a free-living population, host-induced 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