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Massive colonization of used kitchen sponges

The study stresses and visualizes the role of kitchen sponges as microbiological hot spots, with the capability to collect and spread bacteria with a probable pathogenic potential.

Cardinale M, Kaiser D, Lueders T, Schnell S, Egert M. Microbiome analysis and confocal microscopy of used kitchen sponges reveal massive colonization by Acinetobacter, Moraxella and Chryseobacterium species. Scientific Reports. 2017;7:5791. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-06055-9.