alleryStart learning →Degerming removes how much of the skin flora?
ALeast but not all
BLeast and then all
CMost but not all
DMost and then all
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Most but not all
1. It is a reduction, not a sterilisation.
2. Some organisms always remain.
3. These degerming methods remove most but not all microbes from the skin's surface.
4. So the answer is most but not all.
_Source: OpenStax 'Microbiology', Ch 13 'Control of Microbial Growth'_
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