Table 3.
Bacterial diversity on the skin below the eyelid
| Bacterial groups | Number of species
|
Number of strains
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time =0 | Time = 20 minutes | Time =0 | Time = 20 minutes | |
| Gram-positive | 22 | 12 | 117 | 35 |
| Anaerobes | 4 | 2 | 39 | 23 |
| Gram-negative | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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