microbiosta
Microbiosta is a term that has appeared in microbiology and related fields with no universally accepted definition. Depending on the source, it can refer to either a stable microbial community, an intended design target in engineered consortia, or a conceptual construct used in theoretical discussions.
In microbial ecology, microbiosta is sometimes used to denote a self-sustaining assemblage of microorganisms that maintains
In synthetic biology and biotechnology, microbiosta may describe an intentionally constructed microbial consortium designed to perform
The term is distinct from microbiota, which refers to the community of microorganisms in a defined environment,
Research on microbiosta typically relies on metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and metabolomics to characterize composition and function, along
Because the term is not standardized, definitions and usage vary by field and author. See also microbiota,