A University of Helsinki study has investigated bacterial adhesion, survival and transmission on untreated and treated wood surfaces under both laboratory and field conditions. The laboratory work ...

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(IN BRIEF) A study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki has found that untreated wood surfaces support greater bacterial survival and diversity than treated wood surfaces. By ...

When it comes to the microbiome, researchers have extensive knowledge of the microbial community living in our guts. The lungs, however, are a different story. While it may sound odd, microbes do live ...