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北卡羅萊納州立大學的 Robert R. Dunn 教授確實進行過「肚臍生態多樣性(Belly Button Biodiversity)」計畫,找出數千種細菌種類。

然而該計畫將重點放在生態多樣性研究,大多都是無害的細菌,故「比馬桶髒 4100 倍」這樣的標題標題相當危言聳聽。

References

2012.12.18 The Atlantic - 1,458 Bacteria Species 'New to Science' Found in Our Belly Buttons
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/12/1-458-bacteria-species-new-to-science-found-in-our-belly-buttons/266360/

2012.11.14 National Geographic - What Lives in Your Belly Button? Study Finds "Rain Forest" of Species
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/11/121114-belly-button-bacteria-science-health-dunn/

2012.11.7 研究文章全文 - A Jungle in There: Bacteria in Belly Buttons are Highly Diverse, but Predictable
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0047712

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