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Can gut bacteria be pathogenic

Updated: 11/2/2022
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The normal microbiota of gut are non-pathogenic and are
Enterococcus faecalis, lactobacillli Peptostreptococcus, yeasts, but gut alos contain some pathogenic bacteria but in very less no. i.e. less then 10 viable cells which are non effective like Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Candida albicansetc.

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