'My dishwasher is trying to kill me': New research finds harmful fungal pathogens living in dishwasher seals
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances, researchers have found. A new paper shows that these sites make perfect habitats for extremotolerant fungi (which includes black yeasts). Some of these are potentially dangerous to human health.