To what extent is 10 dirty places cleaned in your kitchen?

Many people think the bathroom as the dirtiest house, but according to experts, the kitchen is a house of germs.

Images "The 10 germs in your home

In fact, pathogens such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria and more likely to be your kitchen and you could make them very sick and love for Cheryl Luptowski , a security expert at home with national Sanitation Foundation.

Here are the 10 areas and disgusting objects to clean and disinfect in your kitchen:

A lab technician has a culture of bacteria is a positive enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection of a patient at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany. Sean Gallup / Getty Images

The cloths and sponges

This can, of course, but a new study by researchers at Drexel University, sponges contain a lot of dirty bacteria (64 percent!)

"When used to clean counters and other areas to spread the bacteria," study co-author Jennifer Quinlan said time .

The research, published in "Trends in food production" and "Journal of Food Protection," revealed the presence of pathogenic bacteria in kitchens 100 houses Philadelphia.

The same study Drexel University showed a prevalence of fecal bacteria in the kitchen (44 percent) and E. coli (15 percent).

Those without disinfectant or sanitizer bacterial count had reported a longer time.

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Crisper of the refrigerator

According to the study germ NSF analyzes in microbiologists 14 items kitchen for four different types of micro - organisms often contains traces of curlers refrigerator salmonella, listeria, mold and yeast.

Meat refrigerator compartment

NSF microbiologists found traces of salmonella, molds and yeasts in refrigerated compartments meat and the presence of E. coli.

You can blame the excess sauce.

rubber spatula

Due to inadequate cleaning, the researchers rubber spatulas NSF found for second place infested buds in the kitchen.

Try to wash your hands with warm soapy water your spatula or to disconnect a device into two parts the handle from the head and clean separately both.

Popular rubber spatula bacteria include E. coli, yeast and mold.

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cutting board

Clean cutting boards thoroughly between uses and replace if cracks or deep grooves is observed.

The study found 76 percent of Drexel rte in 100 houses that were examined with cracks where bacteria like to hide.

sealing blender

It's easy to let your dirty blender, when pressed, but that's not a good idea.

In fact, its seal (rubber ring) often house mixer Salmonella, E. coli, yeasts and molds, researchers reported NSF.

opener

If the first game is not washed in the dishwasher, you can begin Luptowski said.

Openers to Salmonella molds and yeasts, E are aware of E. coli ..

Rubber seals on containers for food storage

Carry a healthy breakfast in your container to move the food? Be sure to thoroughly clean because the seals around the boxes have a large number of yeasts and molds and salmonella.

Kitchen countertops

NSF researchers found 32 percent of kitchen countertops were contaminated with coliform bacteria, such as E. coli.

Avoid using your countertops and kitchen sponges dirty disinfectant instead of cleaning.

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