effectiveness of handwashing

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2 categories of flora found in the hands
resident flora and transient flora
the normal flora of the skin
resident flora
microbes a person picks up from what they have been handling
transient flora
it is a practice done in order to remove potentially harmful transient floras and to disinfect the skin  
hand washing
where is this normal flora usually found?
non pathogenic staphylococci and diphtheroid bacilli