The predominant bacterial species that colonizes the human skin is
A. Staphylococcus epidermidis.
B. Bacterioides fragilis.
C. Candida albicans.
D. Lactobacillus.
E. Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Ans: A. Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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