Cell Phones: Carrier for Microbes in Women’s University

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.

Keywords

• Cell phones
• Pathogenic diseases
• Pure culture technique