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Table 1 Identification and prevalence of bacteria isolated from human skin grafts

From: Bacterial contamination of human skin allografts and antimicrobial resistance: a skin bank problem

Isolated bacteria

Prevalence in skin samples (n = 21)

Gram-positive bacilli

Bacillus cereus

7 (33.3%)

Bacillus subtilis

7 (33.3%)

Bacillus sp.

7 (33.3%)

Bacillus vallismortis

3 (14.2%)

Bacillus pumilus

1 (4.7%)

Bacillus licheniformis

1 (4.7%)

Paenibacillus sp.

1 (4.7%)

Gram-positive cocci

Staphylococcus epidermidis

4 (19%)

Staphylococcus aureus

2 (9.5%)

Staphylococcus capitis

1 (4.7%)

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

1(4.7%)

Staphylococcus lugdunensis

1(4.7%)

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

1(4.7%)

 Coagulase-negative staphylococci

1(4.7%)