Public bathrooms are filled with various types of bacteria – latimes.com

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Public bathrooms are filled with various types of bacteria – latimes.com. As if we needed to know what is in the bathroom of a normal dorm. Now I know scientist are always fascinated by taking samples of things, but this experiment divided the bathroom into three portions the sink, the stool and the floor.

Bacterial communities were grouped into three categories: those found on toilet surfaces, on floors, and on surfaces usually touched by hands. Bacteria associated with the gut were common on toilet surfaces, signifying fecal contamination (and an argument for seat protectors). Bacteria linked to skin were most often found on surfaces people touched with their hands. The floor had the biggest bacteria party, revealing what the authors called “diverse bacterial communities” of organisms, including several typically found in soil.

So there you go, wash your hands people.