The Normal Flora: Skin
Staphylococcus epidermidis
& other
coagulase negative staphylococci
diphtheroids (e.g.
Corynebacterium
sp. &
Propionibacterium acnes
)
Staphylococcus aureus
(especially in abnormal skin, e.g. eczema)
Gut flora
in the perineum
After Antibiotics
, the skin is covered everywhere with...
enterococci
yeast
Gram-negative bacilli
Adapted from a page on
The Normal Flora: Skin
.