Each compartment is like a party to which the bacteria were randomly assigned, You says. With only six compartments, each party probably has a similar mix of characters, and only the social bacteria survive. With 1,536 compartments, each microbe is probably alone, and the social bacteria die. But an intermediate number of compartments maximizes the odds that a microbe attends the party it prefers.
“In retrospect, it’s very, very intuitive,” You says. “What we have identified is a principle that’s universally applicable for any microbial communities.” Kitchen sponges, with an array of large and small holes, not only offer an ideal number of compartments for bacteria, but also provide a range of varying-sized parties that can suit more of the microbes’ needs. In experiments with a kitchen sponge, the researchers found that the resulting bacterial community was more diverse than those produced in liquid cultures, a common method of growing bacteria in a laboratory.
Scientists separated different bacterial strains, which had been engineered to glow, into compartments . The work revealed that an environment with an intermediate number of compartments promotes the most microbial diversity.Fortunately, the bacteria partying in your sponge are mostly nonpathogenic. But if dangerous bacteria — like
I boil mine.
whats the bacterial count when dry?
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Sterilize them in your dishwasher and make sure they dry thoroughly. Yes, brushes are better. Sterilize them too.
Eu imaginava... sempre tive nojo de Esponja velha... 😩
Place the sponge, or even two or three, in the microwave for one minute.
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MIcrobes are people too!
So next time I use a sponge for an asswipe I won’t put it in the sink.
but theres a living sponge underneathe... (spores)..remembering my so h. School days.
That’s why a microwave is an ideal way to sanitize them. I microwave dish cloths and sponges daily or more depending on use.
Just like humans, bacteria prefer different levels of interactions with their peers.
A dish brush is all you need, then place the debris free item in dishwasher. A sponge 🧽 is gross 🤮
Let me tighten earlier comment, as I was speaking from a focus on the 'sponge', and implications demonstrable from same.
Not disparaging anybody's research, but this is a basic principle taught in Environmental Engineering courses.
Throw them out
remember that episode when spongebob got his tough side?
yeah i always find sponges gross. thats why i use a plastic dish brush thing. it may still have some microbes but i feel like its many times cleaner than sponges
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He knew it all the way
Put them in the microwave for a minute.
Spongebob is never gross.