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    Question: is there backteria on my desk

    • Keywords:
      • bacteria,
      • microbiology
    Asked by jauk532vugh85 to Nicole, matthewwadge, Karen A, John CC, Estela GF, Claire, Caroline R on 28 Jan 2026.
    • Photo: John Clark-Corrigall
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      John Clark-Corrigall answered on 28 Jan 2026:


      Probably, if you haven’t just cleaned it there may be lots of bacteria on your desk. If you have cleaned it there’ll be a lot less!
      You can take swabs of different places and spread them on agar plates and see if anything grows?!

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