Top 10 Germs on Your Smartphone
Coliforms: Coliforms are organisms often found in animal and human feces, as well as on soil and plants.
Escherichia Coli: E. coli O157:H7 is the one to blame for those foodborne outbreaks that we see in movies and local news broadcasts.
Staphylococcus Aureus: For decades, scientists have developed new medicines to stay ahead of the ever-mutating enemy, bacteria. But now.
Streptococcus: This patient has cellulitis from a Streptococcal infection.
Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS: Health care workers have to be extra-careful with washing as hosptials are a breeding ground for many bacteria.
Molds: You can find mold on leaves -- and also on your smartphone.
Yeasts: Yeast can make dough rise but it can also irritate your skin.
Clostridium Difficile: Dr. Christine Lee, an infectious disease physician, poses in a lab at St. Joseph's.
Corynebacterium: Corynebacterium is the pathogen that causes diphtheria.
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa: A petri dish with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is shown; this bacterium requires little nutrition and can tolerate.