Common Bacteria Found On Kitchen Floors

June 25 2007 your home may be germier than you think new research shows.

Common bacteria found on kitchen floors.

It is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness according to the cdc. What kind of bacteria is on the floor. Coli and staphylococcus aureus from food that had fallen on a variety of indoor floor types including carpet as well as laminate and tiled surfaces. Heading into grilling season being aware of how you use.

E coli is a common bacteria and there is a strain of it that is dangerous to humans. The kitchen sink and the washing sponge are the worst culprits because they are usually damp a condition that bacteria like. These carry many harmful bacteria. This type of bacteria causes hemolytic uremic syndrome.

These include bacillus micrococcus pseudomonas and staphylococcus. An antibacterial kitchen spray such as lysol is. Staph and salmonella are commonly found on the kitchen floor. In fact there s twice as much bacteria on the kitchen floor.

Common bacteria found in the kitchen include e coli salmonella shigella campylobacter norovirus and hepatitis a. Why there is so much bacteria on the floor. They monitored the transfer of common bacteria such as e. This is an often deadly disease that strikes mostly children.

But the reason that it s important to consider these as potential. 830 bacteria square inch vs. A study from the hygiene council sponsored by the company that makes lysol found that kitchen floor just in front of the sink has more bacteria 830 per square inch than the trash can 411 per square inch. This is the organism found mostly in undercooked hamburger.

The kitchen is a breeding ground for a number of bacteria. The study also shows that those bacteria can cause many different types. It might be if you d have no problem eating something out of the garbage. Salmonella is especially common because of the likelihood of raw meat in the kitchen.

Fortunately the most common types of bacteria you ll find on your business s floor are not terribly dangerous to every individual who comes into your business. One of the most serious is e coli. It travels in vegetables raw meat beef contaminated water and even handshakes. Bacteria can come from anywhere and it could get inside our house and down onto the floor where our kids run barefoot crawl and play.

A university of arizona study found that bacteria from our shoes transfer to our floors up to 90 of the time. The food was allowed to remain on the floor from three to 30 seconds.