POTENTIALLY HARMFUL BACTERIA FOUND IN HAIRSPRAY
April 1st, 2008
BY MONICA DOBIE
JAPANESE scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria called microbacterium hatanonis, so robust that it can contaminate hairspray, claimed a study in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Researchers from the Japan Collection of Microorganisms say it is a previously undiscovered bacteria strain, but are uncertain if it poses a danger to humans.
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JAPANESE scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria called microbacterium hatanonis, so robust that it can contaminate hairspray, claimed a study in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Researchers from the Japan Collection of Microorganisms say it is a previously undiscovered bacteria strain, but are uncertain if it poses a danger to humans.
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