2023-09-11 10:00:00
Written by Mervat Rashad Monday, September 11, 2023 01:00 PM
Jewelry designer Chloe Fitzpatrick, who lives in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, revealed the area of her body most infected with bacteria, as she breathed into a “Petri dish”, which is a shallow cylindrical container, made of glass or plastic, and equipped with a lid, which biologists use to culture cells. , such as bacteria and fungi, and her breath was filled with the largest number of microorganisms out of the five areas she tested, according to what was published by the British newspaper “Daily Mail”.
Oral bacteria
Chloe Fitzpatrick found that her fingers were also home to many bacterial colonies, but the Petri dishes that her toes, ribs and legs touched showed relatively little growth.
Jewelry designer Chloe Fitzpatrick
A person’s mouth can contain a large number of bacteria, fungi and viruses, which explains why Fitzpatrick’s breath produced the most germy Petri dish, doctors said.
It is noteworthy that the mouth is the second most infected area in the body, as it contains more than 20 billion bacteria, following the intestines. Although it may seem disgusting, it is completely normal for the presence of these microorganisms in the mouth, because they help in The digestive process helps the immune system recognize the difference between safe and dangerous bacteria.
Stem bacteria
However, without proper oral hygiene, it can lead to a person suffering from bad breath and dental problems, because not brushing teeth regularly allows bacteria to multiply in the mouth, leading to the accumulation of more compounds that can cause bad breath.
In her experiment, Fitzpatrick touched five places on her body in separate petri dishes, then left the dishes in a warm place to grow for several days before seeing the results.
She then posted the video on TikTok with the caption: “There are so many different colonies!! The ribs always have the most beautiful bacteria.
Some users commented that everyone should remember that “not all bacteria are bad!!!”
However, other viewers were less reticent, saying that the breath sample was “a bit alarming” and that they would “take a bath ten times”.
As Dr. Priya Deo, an oral microbiologist at the Dental College and Hospital in Pune, India, wrote: “The mouth, with its various niches, is an exceptionally complex habitat in which microbes colonize the hard surfaces of the teeth and the tissues of the oral mucosa. In addition to being the starting point of the digestive process, the microbiome Oral is very important in maintaining oral health as well as the health of the whole body.”
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