The shower is the home of this dangerous bacteria

You probably think that when you finish your shower, you are perfectly clean, but unfortunately, that does not happen. A study conducted by the University of Colorado in the United States revealed that several microorganisms are found in the showers and in pipelines, such as Mycobacterium.

These microbial communities can cause various diseases, although this of course depends on the water cleaning methods used in each city.

The study collected samples from various households in the United States and the United Kingdom. Among the bacteria found are those of the genus Mycobacterium that can cause leprosy and tuberculosis around this bacterium, 200 other types can be housed in any environment. Some of these bacteria are considered harmless to humans, others can cause serious lung infections. These bacteria grow in mildew environments, which are very common in damp places.

Researchers used biofilms collected in the bathrooms of homes and badyzed their DNA samples. They discovered that the showers were a source of non-tuberculous microbacteria.

It was also found that microbacteria were more common in the United States and lower in the United Kingdom. This could be due to the fact that in the United States, chlorine is used to treat municipal waters and that bacteria resist them.

In addition, it was observed that residences that used water from a reservoir contained fewer bacteria than showers receiving water directly from municipal depots.

It has been observed that in cities such as Florida and New York where pulmonary infections are more important, the water contains more of these bacteria.

Scientists have indicated that further research is needed to determine if these bacteria were actually causing diseases in these cities.

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