title: Sex, constancy, and skin bacteria.
abstract: Quantitative studies of the aerobic flora of seven skin sites in 16 volunteers were repeated after 3 months. The total aerobic densities of the sites differed, male carried more organisms than females and also more biotypes. Qualitative differences in the flora could be detected.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*