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Surely you have heard about intestinal flora, but really... Do you know what it is? The intestinal flora, also called intestinal microbiota or bacterial flora, is a group of living microorganisms or bacteria that inhabit our intestines and serve three purposes: nutritive, immunological, and protective. Humans are born sterile, without the set of microorganisms indicated above. The mother's gastrointestinal tract and vaginal flora provide...