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What are the two main categories that the normal flora in humans typically fall into?
What are the two main categories that the normal flora in humans typically fall into?
Resident flora and transient flora
Give an example of a resident flora found in the intestine.
Give an example of a resident flora found in the intestine.
Escherichia coli
What is the term used to describe the diverse group of microbial population that every human being harbors on their skin and mucous membranes?
What is the term used to describe the diverse group of microbial population that every human being harbors on their skin and mucous membranes?
Normal microbial flora
What happens if the resident flora gets disturbed due to any reasons?
What happens if the resident flora gets disturbed due to any reasons?
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Which group of microorganisms can patients in hospitals acquire as transient flora from healthcare workers and the hospital environment?
Which group of microorganisms can patients in hospitals acquire as transient flora from healthcare workers and the hospital environment?
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What is the acronym for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
What is the acronym for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
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What term is used to describe microorganisms that inhabit the body surface or mucous membranes temporarily for a short interval?
What term is used to describe microorganisms that inhabit the body surface or mucous membranes temporarily for a short interval?
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Name two multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms that can be found in the respiratory tract.
Name two multidrug-resistant gram-negative organisms that can be found in the respiratory tract.
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What factors influence the presence of normal flora in a body site?
What factors influence the presence of normal flora in a body site?
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What factors can affect the uniqueness of a human virome?
What factors can affect the uniqueness of a human virome?
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What is the virome?
What is the virome?
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What is a skin virome and give an example of viruses that colonize the human skin?
What is a skin virome and give an example of viruses that colonize the human skin?
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How do viruses evolve in the human virome?
How do viruses evolve in the human virome?
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Can life be sustained without normal flora?
Can life be sustained without normal flora?
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What is the total population of normal flora in humans in terms of bacteria count?
What is the total population of normal flora in humans in terms of bacteria count?
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Which type of flora dominates over the other in terms of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria?
Which type of flora dominates over the other in terms of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria?
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What technological advancement has made it possible to gather information about human viral microbiota?
What technological advancement has made it possible to gather information about human viral microbiota?
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