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Hardy Bacteria Are Living in Your Microwave

By Matthew Kadey, MS, RD / December 9, 2024

They are ubiquitous in households because they make reheating food a breeze, but microwaves can be tantamount to a petri dish. According to research published in Frontiers in Microbiology, everyone’s favorite appliance is typically a habitat for hundreds of different kinds of bacteria. Scientists from Spain gleaned microbial samples from 30 different microwaves, including those…

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