We also just call it “gut flora” in english too
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fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours agoFunny that in Spanish it’s called “flora intestinal”, not “fauna intestinal”. Always though that it’s a but of a misnomer.
Hexarei@beehaw.org 17 hours ago
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Intestinal flora is a common phrase in English, too. Or “gut flora”. It’s one of those old 19th century scientific phrases which has stuck around.
Like this, err, gentleman (who apparently wants to drag us back to that past) we used to believe gut bacteria to be plant-based. Science caught up, but the term has had sticking power. It seems to be a favorite of marketers of probiotic supplements.
“Microbiota” or just the straightforward “gut bacteria” would be more accurate and modern.
T156@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Did he read/hear about gut flora somewhere, and get his eggs scrambled.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 16 hours ago
there is valid science in gut microbiome, the Pseudoscience take on is, the "leaky gut, or inflammatory diet bs.