Killer Fungus Found In Dishwashers
Marcy Bonebright | Jun 24, 2011 | Comments 8
New research found that harmful fungus can grow in dishwashers. PHOTOS.COM
According to a new paper published in British Mycological Society journal Fungal Biology, researchers at Oxford discovered that a potentially pathogenic fungus can grow in the extreme conditions present in common household appliances.
The study focused on the occurrence of potentially harmful fungi growing in dishwashers, over a sample of private homes from 101 cities on six continents. Of the dishwashers studied, 62 percent contained fungi on the rubber band in the door. More than half of those housed black yeasts that are associated with human disease.
Infections from exophiala dermatitidis, one of the fungi found in the study, can be fatal to even healthy humans. Researchers determined this evolution in fungal tolerance to environmental extremes could pose a significant health risk in the future.
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Nice research study; very informative. But how about possible fungi on the rubber at refrigerator doors? Is there any study on that?
So, what was not addressed in this article, besides scaring people, is how do you get rid of
the fungus (by what method and cleaning solvents).
How can protect us and prevent the formation of fungus? It must be the researchers adding to this discover to deal us the solution
Has anyone checked the dish washers that are in cafe’s, etc.
Thank you, Ernest R Unger. I get so irritated about all the articles stating the problem without ever giving a remedy. They are worthless.
Clean the rubber gasket with peroxide. That will kill the mold and fungus. Do NOT use bleach. Bleach will cause the gasket to break down.
It’s the same as with the front-load washing machines. How you combat this is, you open the door to allow it to dry inside after washing. And you regularly run a cleaning cycle with apple cider vinegar, a natural anti-fungal.