Abstract
Staphylococcus and Micrococcus populations were collected from the healthy skin of 10 infant subjects. Infants were sampled from 1 day to 32 weeks of age. Species were characterized by approximately 30 different morphological, physiological, and biochemical characters. Staphylococci were the predominant inhabitants of normal skin, whereas micrococci were found only occasionally in this environment. Staphylococcus epidermidid, S. haemolyticus, and S. hominis were the predominant and persistent staphylococci. These species constituted a high percentage of the total aerobic bacterial flora of infant skin. Micrococcus luteus and M. kristinae were the prevalent micrococci found on infant skin. Only limited correlation between Staphyloccus and Micrococcus populations and infant age or body area sampled was indicated by this study.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
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