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Microbial Pathogenesis and Host-Parasite Relationships BIOL 533 Lecture 2 Normal Flora General aspects Remember definition: organisms frequently found on or within body of healthy individuals Most are bacteria, but some are viruses, fungi, and protozoa We do not carry all of them all of the time Each person has individualized normal flora Normal Flora Some are found only on body; others also found in environment Problem: some people have transient normal flora (pathogens) Example: about 10% of population have meningococcus or pneumococcus as normal flora Importance Opportunistic infectio