title: Uneven distribution of aerobic mesophilic bacteria on human skin.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*