A rather astonishing research has discovered that there are hundreds of viruses in your shower head and toothbrush - with the majority being harmless to human beings yet may serve an important purpose in prevention of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
At Northwestern University the researchers observed that more than six hundred viruses colonized 92 shower heads and 34 toothbrushes and found that each surface hosted a unique viral community. These viruses, also referred to as bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria but not humans which make them quite useful in combating the resistant superbugs.
