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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