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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026

Microbiological contamination of domestic kitchen sponges and associated hygiene practices.

Assunta De Lella, Rita Nappi, Antonietta Anzalone, Morena Nappa, Roberta Brunetti, Angela Michela Immacolata Montone, Alessandra Esposito, Francesca Garofalo

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Assunta De LellaDepartment of Food Safety Coordination, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, Portici, Italy.
Rita NappiDepartment of Food Safety Coordination, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, Portici, Italy.
Antonietta AnzaloneDepartment of Food Safety Coordination, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, Portici, Italy.
Morena NappaDepartment of Food Safety Coordination, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, Portici, Italy.
Roberta BrunettiEpidemiology and Biostatistics Coordination Department, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, Portici, Italy.
Angela Michela Immacolata MontoneDepartment of Food Safety Coordination, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, Portici, Italy.
Alessandra EspositoDepartment of Food Safety Coordination, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, Portici, Italy.
Francesca GarofaloDepartment of Food Safety Coordination, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, Portici, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Kitchen sponges may act as reservoirs of microorganisms in domestic environments and could represent a potential hygiene risk. Methods: This study examined microbiological contamination in 98 domestic kitchen sponges. Samples were analyzed for Results: High and heterogeneous microbial contamination was observed, with particularly high loads of Enterobacteriaceae and Discussion: Visual inspection was not a reliable indicator of microbiological contamination. Although periodic sanitization may be associated with better macroscopic sponge condition, the relationship was not statistically significant in this study after accounting for missing responses.

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food-handling environmentsfood safetyKitchen spongesMicrobial ecosystemsPseudomonas

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