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. 2013 Sep 6;10(9):4143–4160. doi: 10.3390/ijerph10094143

Table 3.

Identification of bacteria on shower heads.

Sample Microorganisms Sample Microorganisms
B1 Acinetobacter guillouiae B6 Acidovorax temperans
Sphingobium lactosutens
Acidovorax temperans
Sphingomonas paucimobilis
B2 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia B7 Chryseobacterium hominis
Sphingobium lactosutens
Acinetobacter guillouiae Methylobacterium aminovorans
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Acidovorax temperans
B3 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia B8 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Gordonia sputi Sphingomonas paucimobilis
Microbacterium lacticum
Microbacterium lacus Acinetobacter guillouiae
B4 Acidovorax delafieldii B9 Staphylococcus warneri
Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana
Sphingomonas koreensis Agromyces soli
Rhodococcus corynebacterioides
Chryseobacterium defluvii Sphingopyxis chilensis
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
B5 Sphingobacterium siyangense B10 Acidovorax temperans
Sphingomonas paucimobilis
Sphingomonas koreensis
Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutansMicrobacteriumoxydans

Legionella was not detected on any of the 10 shower heads tested.