Microbial Biogeography of Public Restroom Surfaces

Gilberto E. Flores; Scott T. Bates; Dan Knights; Christian L. Lauber; Jesse Stombaugh; Rob Knight; Noah Fierer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028132

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Microbial Biogeography of Public Restroom Surfaces

Gilberto E. Flores,

Affiliation Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Scott T. Bates,

Affiliation Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Dan Knights,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Christian L. Lauber,

Affiliation Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Jesse Stombaugh,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Rob Knight,

Affiliations Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Noah Fierer

* E-mail: noah.fierer@colorado.edu

Affiliations Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Microbial Biogeography of Public Restroom Surfaces

Gilberto E. Flores,
Scott T. Bates,
Dan Knights,
Christian L. Lauber,
Jesse Stombaugh,
Rob Knight,
Noah Fierer

Published: November 23, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028132

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Publication: Top News New Zealand
Title: “Study Identifies Bacteria Found In Public Restrooms | TopNews New Zealand”
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Publication: Toronto Sun
Title: “All bathroom surfaces crawling with bacteria: Study | Health & Fitness | Life | Toronto Sun”
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Publication: The Dominion Post
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Publication: Scientific American Blogs
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Publication: Newstrack India
Title: “Public bathrooms 'home to plethora of bacteria'”
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Publication: International Business Times
Title: “Ew! Bacteria Fester Everywhere in Public Restrooms, Study Finds”
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Title: “Public Restrooms Home to Diverse Bacterial Communities | MyHealthNewsDaily.com”
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Publication: NPR
Title: “Scientists Bag Small Game In Bathroom Germ Safari : Shots - Health Blog : NPR”
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Publication: Los Angeles Times
Title: “Public bathrooms are filled with various types of bacteria - latimes.com”
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Title: “They're everywhere: Bathroom surfaces full of germs, study finds | Macleans.ca - Canada - Features”
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Publication: Indian Express
Title: “Why you should wash your hand after using toilet? - Indian Express”
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Publication: CBS News
Title: “Bacteria flourish in public restrooms”
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Publication: Science 2.0 Blog
Title: “Human-associated Species Dominate Restroom Bacterial Communities”
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Publication: Science 2.0
Title: “Public Toilet Bacteria”
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Publication: The Western Star
Title: “They’re everywhere: Bathroom surfaces full of germs, study finds”
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