National Survey Shows Different Bacteria on Cell Phones and Shoes (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

National Survey Shows Different Bacteria on Cell Phones and Shoes

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Taylor Hooks of Science Cheerleaders swabbing a cell phone at a 2013 Pop Warner youth cheerleading event in Coronado, Calif. Swabs from thousands of volunteers show that different communities of microbes -- some of them basically unknown to science -- thrive on shoes and cell phones.

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Kristen Vincent, https://www.facebook.com/kristenvincentphotography

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