Describe Normal Microbiota

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Describe normal microbiota and explain how they help provide protection against disease.

Normal microbiota are bacteria that naturally habitat the human body without causing harm. There are two forms, residential and transient. Residential microbiota are the organisms that have been with you since the day you were born and shall remain with you for the rest of your life; meanwhile, transient microbiota are the harmless bacteria that you come in contact with on a daily basis. These can easily be removed from the body meaning that transient microbes only stay with you for a short period of time. Both forms of normal microbiota are usually found on the surface of the skin, mucous membranes, digestive tract, upper respiratory system, intestines,

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