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Bacteria in Hairspray Discovered by Japanese Scientists


A new-to-science species from the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University.

Who would have thought that hairspray can be contaminated with microbacteria? Japanese scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria that can survive in hairspray. It has been named Microbacterium hatanonis in honor of Dr. Kazunori Hatano, a prominent researcher in the field of microbacteria.

Bacteria in hairspray
Photo credit Arizona State University / Erik Holsinger.
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Seahorse		 Deep Blue
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Mother
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