A Boy Scout goes camping in the woods for a week and doesn't take a shower. When he gets home, the microbes that he carried all week long are washed away in the shower, never to return. The microbes that the boy acquired in the woods and carried all week would be called transient microbial flora.

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Transient microbial flora are the microbes that temporarily reside on the skin but do not permanently colonize it; they can be removed through washing or other hygiene practices.

A Boy Scout Goes Camping in the Woods for a Week