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Are the contaminants dangerous? Or just normal microbial flora that you'd get on kitchen glassware?


No they are not dangerous. Pathogens are adapted to living in nutrient rich environments (i.e. our bodies) where their problem is avoiding our immune system. The bacteria that can grow in MilliQ water are those adapted to living in low nutrient environments and these bacteria are always harmless - except that is to your experiments :)


Caulobacter vibroides




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