From February 2022 to February 2023, they collected (using cotton swabs) and genetically sequenced bacterial samples from six ...

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A recent study led by Dr. Margarita Gomila from the University of the Balearic Islands found that hospital sink drains may be ...

Researchers from Spain sampled sink drains from different wards in a single modern university hospital where state-of-the-art cleaning protocols are adhered to. Through culturing and DNA barcoding, ...

A study found that hospital sink drains harbor dangerous bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains. Despite thorough ...

a Ph.D. student in Gomila's laboratory. More information: Yearlong analysis of bacterial diversity in hospital sink drains: culturomics, antibiotic resistance and implications for infection ...