Why does Staphylococcus probably cause more contamination th

Why does Staphylococcus probably cause more contamination than even though most people have higher numbers of the latter? Prepare a flowchart that would help you identify your skin biota isolates.

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Answer:

3. Propionibacterium is a gram positive, anaerobic bacteria and is part of the normal microbiota of the skin and teeth. So, they require anaerobic conditions for their growth.

Staphylococcus on the otherhand is a facultative anaerobe, i.e, they can grow both in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

Thus, Staphylococcus has more chances of growth in a wide variety of enviromental conditions compared to Propionibacterium. So, it causes more contamination.