/oss/taxonomy/term/2706/all en /oss/article/general-science/kitchen-sponge-panic-0 <p>A team of German microbiologists has tackled the issue of bacteria on kitchen sponges by testing 14 sponges for their presence and identifying them by extracting and sequencing segments of their DNA. There were dozens and dozens of microbes, most of them innocuous, but some capable of causing disease. The study generated lots of media attention with headlines like “Kitchen Sponges are Dirtier Than Toilet Seats” and “Kitchen Sponges are Festering Germ Dens.”</p> Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:56:40 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2589 at /oss