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Discrete bacterial communities form in microhabitats, such as the gut lumen, Colon Mucus Layers / Colon Mucosa and colon crypts.
Donaldson et al. 2016 Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 14: 20-32

The mucus layer, crypts of the colon, and appendix are examples of privileged anatomical sites, protected from the fecal stream and accessible only to certain microorganisms
Donaldson et al. 2016 Na…