High Resolution Melt Assays to Detect and Identify , , , and Bacteria.

Over one hundred bacterial species have been determined to comprise the human microbiota in a healthy individual. Bacteria including , , , and are found inside of the human body and and are also found on the skin. These bacteria can act as human pathogens upon ingestion of contaminated food or water, if they enter an open wound, or antibiotics, and environment or stress can alter the microbiome.