what term is a microorganisms that live and grow normally on the body?

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what term is a microorganisms that live and grow normally on the body?

2006-09-30 11:36:04 · 4 answers · asked by Rosalin L 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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Commensal, resident or normal skin flora.

Organism picked up from your environment are normally called transient.

Examples of normal skin flora include coagulase negative staphylococcus, dipheroids, alpha haemolytic streptococci.

2006-10-01 04:42:56 · answer #1 · answered by LOULOU37 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Normal flora is the term.

2006-09-30 11:38:39 · answer #2 · answered by Doodlebug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Commensal or normal flora.

2006-09-30 20:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

normal skin flora on the skin.

2006-09-30 11:43:54 · answer #4 · answered by amy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋