Household appliances - a hotbed of fungal

Many of us feel the inside of the dishwasher one of the cleanest areas in the house, because they are regularly treated with boiling water and cleaning agents. In fact, it was here that may be a danger to the health of the bacteria, as scientists have found.

Popularity dishwashers   in Russia is growing, and today they are almost every second new kitchen. However, these miracle machines, saves us from dull to wash dishes by hand, may contain potentially deadly fungal bacteria.

The inside of these machines - the perfect breeding ground for fungi that love moisture, heat, and alkaline water. Researchers from the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, led by Dr. Polona Zalari studied the inner surface 189 dishwashers   101 in a house or apartment worldwide.

62% of them contained the fungi on the inside surface of the door rubber. In half of these samples were dangerous microorganisms such as Exophiala dermatitidis and E. phaeomuriformis - species black mold . Scientists emphasize that to the last time a similar danger from dishwashers, nobody paid attention.

And the saddest thing was the fact that on the dishes already treated dishwasher Scientists also found traces   black mold . "This is exactly what you will be putting into his mouth - writes in an article for the journal Fungal Biology Dr. Zalari. - We do not yet know how serious the consequences of this could lead to a".

Black mushrooms are particularly dangerous for people suffering from cystic fibrosis. They attack the lungs. Furthermore, yeast occasionally cause lethal infection in healthy people.

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