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What does it mean if i have green snot?

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Nothing for certain: Pseudomonas is a very common flora in humans that produces a green color when it grows on human flies and tissues. Not necessarily an infective issue but rather colonization of the material the bacteria is growing upon.

Answered 10/28/2013

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