Uneven distribution of aerobic mesophilic bacteria on human skin.
Viable aerobic mesophilic bacteria are not evenly distributed on the skin of the volar forearm. An increase in the size of the area sampled did not result in a proportional increase in the number of the viable aerobic mesophilic bacteria recovered.
D000332:Aerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*