What Are the Different Types of Throat Bacteria?
The throat or pharynx houses a wide variety of bacteria at any given time. Several studies have been conducted to identify the normal throat flora, the bacteria which are present in most healthy people. Some of the bacteria which live in the throat are capable of causing disease if the host becomes stressed, while others have a neutral or even beneficial role in the health of the host. To find out more about their specific throat bacteria, people can have a bacterial culture, in which a swab of the throat is taken and cultivated to see what grows.
