Toothbrushes and showerheads are teeming with viruses unknown to science, study shows
Scientists identified more than 600 viruses in samples taken from bathrooms in the United States. The viruses infect bacteria — not people — and scientists say they may provide more benefits than causes for concern.
Your showerhead and toothbrush are teeming with viruses. But don’t panic – these microbes could save lives
The warm, damp environments of your showerhead and toothbrush are the perfect breeding ground for microbes, and a new study has identified hundreds of viruses that live there, showing the vast biodiversity to be found in the average home.
Hundreds of viruses live on showerheads and toothbrushes
No one showerhead or toothbrush bristle is the same, with US researchers finding a rich, diverse world of viruses living in biofilms coating surfaces in bathrooms across the US and Europe.
Tons of Viruses Live in Your Toothbrush and Showerhead
Researchers at Northwestern University studied two things that most people use everyday—their toothbrush and showerhead—to see what was living in each.
This is how many viruses could be on your toothbrush – but its not all bad news
A new study has found more than 600 different viruses residing on everyday household items like showerheads and toothbrushes. The lead researcher of the study described this number as “absolutely wild.
Your toothbrush is teeming with hundreds of types of viruses
More than 600 types of viruses that infect bacteria have been found living on toothbrushes and showerheads – and many of them have never been seen before
Viruses are teeming on your toothbrush, showerhead
In a new Northwestern University-led study, microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes are teeming with an extremely diverse collection of viruses — most of which have never been seen before.
Your Toothbrush Is Teeming With Unknown Viruses, Say Microbiologists
Your bathroom is teaming with biodiversity. Microbiologists have discovered a rainforest of unknown microbial species from your toothbrush to your showerhead. But should we be concerned? In a new study published in Frontiers in Microbiomes,
Study finds showerheads and toothbrushes ‘teeming with viruses’
Microbiologists found that showerheads and toothbrushes are harboring an "extremely diverse" collection of viruses.
600 viruses found on showerheads and toothbrushes in ‘wild’ new study — but it’s not all bad
Northwestern University researchers identified more than 600 different viruses on 92 showerhead and 34 toothbrush samples — and no two samples were alike. “The number of viruses that we found is absolutely wild,
Your toothbrush and showerhead are teeming with hundreds of unknown viruses — but don’t panic, they might actually save lives
When you step into the bathroom each morning, you might not expect to encounter a treasure trove of viral biodiversity. But according to a new study led by researchers at Northwestern University, your showerhead and toothbrush harbor hundreds of viruses,
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