The reservoir for O. anthropi is:

a. environment only, not human flora.
b. animal oral and respiratory flora.
c. environment, cold climates.
d. environment and human flora.


D
Most of the organisms discussed in this chapter exist in the environment, although O. anthropi may occasionally inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract. The specific environmental niche of O. anthropi is unknown, but this organism is capable of survival in water, including moist areas within the hospital environment.

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