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Researchers from Flinders University analysed microbes living in biofilms in hospital and home sinks.
They found bugs than can cause illnesses including pneumonia, Legionnaires ' disease and wound infections.
Bacteria are likely transferred to the biofilm from people using the sink for handwashing, from the incoming water supply, or via biological waste.
The researchers are urging people to regularly deep-clean their sinks.
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