Definitions

Short-chain fatty acids are microbially derived metabolites that regulate epithelial integrity, immune signaling, and microbial ecology. Their production patterns and mechanistic roles provide essential functional markers within microbiome signatures and support the interpretation of BTIs, MAs, and systems-level microbial shifts across clinical conditions.

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Short-chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)
Siderophores
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Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
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Intratumoural Microbiota
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Menarche
I
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
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Pathobiont
U
Urease
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Research Fast-Track (RFT) Designation
M
Metallomic Signatures
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Nugent Score
A
Amsel’s Criteria
F
Facultative Anaerobes
M
Metalloprotease
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Nutritional Immunity
T
The Microbial Metallomics Theory of Endometriosis
M
Microbial Metallomics
B
Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB)
Bradford Hill Criteria
M
Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs)
E
Estrogen Receptors (ER)
M
Major Microbial Associations (MMAs)
G
Gram-Negative Bacteria
O
Oxidase Positive
K
Koch’s Postulates
T
Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO)
M
Microbiome-Targeted Interventions (MBTIs)
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Postbiotics
I
Idiopathic
E
Estrogen
S
STOPs
β
β-Glucuronidase
F
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT)
V
Vaginal Microbiome Transplant (VMT)
T
Transvaginal Photobiomodulation
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
M
Metabolomic Signature
E
Estrobolome
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Genetic and Epigenetic Theory of Disease
M
Microbiome Theory of Health and Disease
Müllerianosis theory
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Lymphovascular Metastasis Theory
C
Coelomic Metaplasia Theory
E
Environmental Theory of Endometriosis
R
Retrograde Menstruation Theory
E
Endometriomas
M
Metal Homeostasis
T
The Chronic Inflammation Hypothesis
M
Molecular Mimicry
V
Virulence Factors
D
Drug Repurposing 
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Microbiome Signatures Definition: A Conceptual Advancement for Translational Microbiome Science
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