Modern Apartments Have More Fungi Than a Jungle Hut

Despite urban dwellers using more cleaning products and antifungals, their homes foster more microbes than rural houses do.

By Leslie Nemo
Nov 6, 2019 12:00 AMNov 19, 2019 3:43 PM
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Rural residences have less bacteria and fungi than their urban counterparts. (Credit: Elise Lefran/Shutterstock)

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Moving to the city might mean gaining some unexpected roommates. New research finds that urban dwellings host more fungi and bacteria than their rural counterparts. This is despite the fact that city homes use more cleaning and antifungal products.

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