Normal Microflora in and on the Body of a Healthy Human Adult

Site in Body - Common micro organisms

• Skin - Staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcus Epidermidis, candida sp., streptococcus pyogenes (Coliform micro organisms are also found on the skin)

• Eye (conjunctiva) - Haemophilus sp., Corynebacterium sp., S. epidermis 

•External ear - Mycobacterium sp., Corynebacterium sp., S. epidermis, s. Aureus

• Nose and throat - S. Aureus, s. Epidermis , Haemophilus sp.

• Mouth - Streptococcus sp.., Staphylococcus sp., lactobacilli , Corynebacterium sp., Spirilla,  Candida sp.

• Intestines - Lactobacilli, staphylococci, streptococcus faecalis, Clostridium sp. Escherichia coli (over 95% of the normal bacteria flora in the colon of an adult human are anaerobes)

• Urinogenital tract - Mycobacterium smegmatis, streptococcus sp.,

• Urinogenital tract (female only) - Lactobacillus sp., Candida sp., Trichomonas vaginalis