monocolonization

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ colonization

Noun

monocolonization (countable and uncountable, plural monocolonizations)

  1. 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, volume 6, DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2015.00415:
      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 ).
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