Enterotypes

The gut microbiota can be categorized into distinct communities known as enterotypes. These enterotypes represent different groupings within a population and are characterized by specific compositional features
Arumugam et al. 2011 Nature 473(7346): 174-180
Costea et al. 2017 Nat Microbiol 3: 8-16

Although the term ‘enterotype’ refers to microbiota types within the gut, the concept can be applied generally. Here, for convenience, we use the term ‘enterotype’ to refer to microbiota types across different body sites.
Koren et al. 2013 PLoS Comput Biol. 9(1): e1002863

At least 3 clusters of co-occurring microbial species, termed enterotypes, that characterize the gut microbiota throughout various continents
Ottman et al. 2012

In a recent report by Huse et al., …