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High levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found on communal gym equipment
Research presented at ASM Microbe Online found that 43% of Staphylococcus bacteria found on exercise equipment in university gyms were ampicillin-resistant, with 73% of...
'Sushi parasites' have increased 283-fold in past 40 years
A study led by the University of Washington finds dramatic increases in the abundance of a worm that can be transmitted to humans who...
Cryptococcal fungi in public spaces in SA
Large populations of potentially deadly cryptococcal fungi have been found on woody debris collected from old trees in two public areas in the centre...