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1. What types of microbes occur naturally on fresh fruits and vegetables?
2. What factors influence the microbial community found on fresh fruits and vegetables?
3. Dried fruit and salt preserved food have low numbers of microbes. Explain.
4. What are enteric organisms? How do foods become contaminated with enteric organisms?
5. Why is it not advisable to thaw and refreeze food products without having cooked them?
6. Staphylococcal "food poisoning" is extremely common. What causes the vomiting and diarrhea? Why do people typically return to normal within 24 hours?
Normal Flora
1. Describe the difference between "transient" and "normal" flora.
2. Can MRSA and Clostridium dificile be part of a person's "normal flora"? Explain your answer.
3. Lactobacillus and Candida albicans are vaginal normal flora. Briefly describe their relationship.
4. Under what circumstances can commensal bacteria cause infections?