Microorganisms are ubiquitous in our environment, meaning that they can be found virtually everywhere. In fact, there are so many bacteria in and on our body that it is estimated that that bacteria cells outnumber our human body cells by what factor? 10 to 1 No answer text provided. 20 to 1 100 to 1 1000 to 1
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