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Chapter 19, Problem 2TMW
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The reason that the normal skin microbiome is considered beneficial to a person.
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Skin is marvelous, flexible, and tough membrane and is also known as “cutaneous membrane”. It covers about 2 square meters in adults, making it the largest organ of the body. The thickness of the skin in humans varies from
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