![]() 'The toilet seat had E.Coli but nothing to be alarmed with. #microbiology #bacteria #medicaltechnologist #medicallabscientist #micro #lab #labtech #fountaindrinks #micrococcus #staphylococcus #lablife #labtiktok #labtok #medtiktok #learnontiktok #CapCut #GetCrackin ♬ Speak Now - Taylor Swift Although this is normal skin flora, I wouldn’t trust fountain drinks because you can get sick from the bacteria it harbors. After a day of incubation, a mix of Micrococcus and Coagulase negative staphylococcus colonies grew on the plate. It's normal stuff - nothing to an upscale healthy food place and decided to swab their fountain drink machine. She continued: 'We all know money has bacteria on it but I felt like people wanted to see what it looks like. Like Staphylococcus, many germs found on everyday items are harmless in most cases, but Amani hopes to promote handwashing and general cleanliness as a way to dodge the more dangerous pathogens. 'If you hand wash that pretty much removes a lot of the issues people have.' It's just if it ends up in the wrong place it can be pathogenic. 'There's harmful bacteria everywhere - even on our own skin we have harmful bacteria. We get the plates, we have to incubate them for about 24 hours before the bacteria grows. Wounds, urine cultures, sinuses, stuff like that. Speaking to MailOnline, Amani said: 'We get a lot of culture plates. These are then gently rubbed over agar jelly before growing in an incubator over a 24-hour and 48-hour period. Public toilet seats, drinks machines and even phone screens have been germ-tested by Amani in her TikTok videos.Īs part of bacteria testing, sterile cotton buds and inoculating needles are often used to take swabs from samples. Infections can be especially dangerous in healthcare settings, according to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. While Staphylococcus bacteria is often not harmful, it can cause pneumonia, heart problems and bone infections in severe cases. The creepy and slimy looking ones I have no idea what they are. ![]() Some of the bacteria is Staphylococcus species. She posted: 'I patted a $100 bill on blood agar and incubated it for 24 hours. ![]()
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