monocolonization

noun

colonization with organisms of a single species or genus

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Meanings

nounmonocolonization (countable and uncountable, plural monocolonizations)

plural monocolonizations

  1. countableuncountablecolonization 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

Origin

From mono- + colonization.

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APA

monocolonization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocolonization

MLA

“monocolonization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocolonization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocolonization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocolonization.

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