Cell Phones: Carrier for Microbes in Women’s University

Authors

  • Anum Nayyer Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
  • Fasiha Saeed Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
  • Shazia Tabassum Hakim Jinnah University for Women, Karachi
  • Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Keywords:

Cell phones, Pathogenic diseases, Pure culture technique

Abstract

Cell phones are very common portable electronic device which is continuously use for calling , texting and sometimes for educational purposes , it is available at cheap cost so its approach is very easy to common men .It is mostly considered as a carrier for microorganisms which are responsible for pathogenic diseases. Randomly 24 different cell phones from university students were analyzed to check presence of microorganisms and their pathogenecity. Increased percentage of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus i.e. 42% which were identified by basic microorganism isolation techniques or by pure culture technique.

Author Biographies

Anum Nayyer, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Department of Microbiology

Fasiha Saeed, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Department of Microbiology

Shazia Tabassum Hakim, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Virology and Tissue culture Laboratory, Department Of Microbiology,

Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem, Jinnah University for Women, Karachi

Medical Mycology Research And Reference Laboratory, Department of Microbiology

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Published

2012-07-15

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): Volume 3 (2), July 2012

Section

Articles

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