UAMS Microbiology Module 4: Understanding specimens and the processes to culture them

What are the normal flora MOs that can be found on a baby after the newborn period?

What are the normal flora MOs that can be found in the gums, tooth sockets, and Tonsil crypts?

What normal flora MOs can be found in the Resp tract?

What normal flora MOs can be found in the esophagus?

MOs from the mouth and pharynx

also food.

What number of MOs can be found in the Stomach/Duodenum?

This has the smallest number: 10^3 - 10^6 bacteria/gm of contents

What number of MOs can be found in the Jejunum and UpperIleum?

Very few organisms (105 - 108 bacteria/gm).

Specifically Lactobacilli & enterococci.

What normal flora MOs can be found in the Lower Ileum?

What normal flora MOs can be found in the Large intestine?

What normal flora MOs can be found in urine?

What normal flora MOs can be found in the prepubertal vagina?

What normal flora MOs can be found in the adult vagina?

What differences in normal flora MOs can be found in Pregnant women?

What differences in normal flora MOs can be found in menopausal women?

It will be similar to prepubertal flora.