Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 23, Problem 2RQ
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The sites of the body that are colonized by normal microbiota.
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The microorganisms that live on other living organisms like humans or animals, and do not cause any harm to that organism, are known as normal microbiota. The human body is not completely sterile as several parts of the human body are also colonized by several microbes. The normal flora helps to prevent the human body from getting colonized by harmful bacteria or microbes.
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