Help please, do you know any common hand bacteria??

Question

Its for a biology investigation, I need to find out about common microbes found on the hands, websites would be helpfull thanks and nothing to do with food hygeine please

Thank you

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Answer 1

The most common hand bacteria is Staphylococcus epidermidis, which is a normal (resident) flora on your hands, that is a good thing to have.  Too much handwashing, or use of hand sanitizer, can kill this off, creating an opportunity for other, less desirable, bacteria and fungus to settle on your hands, i.e., anything.  Spores love to congregate there when you kill the S.e. or the Micrococcus, which is also a normal flora.  

Answer 2

Most skin flora consists of Staphylococci species and a few gram positive bacilli, specifically Bacillus species, Corynebacterium species, and some yeasts like Candida.