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Do you crush microbes when you step on them?

  • Written by Ashok Prasad, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University
Do you crush microbes when you step on them?You don't need to watch where you step when it comes to bacteria.Westend61/Getty ImagesDo you crush microbes when you step on them?

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