Fecal and skin-borne bacteria resistant to antibiotics were found in a seat on a train headed from Daly City to Dublin/Pleasanton. Further testing on the skin-borne bacteria showed characteristics of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, the drug-resistant bacterium that causes potentially lethal infections, although Ms. Franklin cautioned that the MRSA findings were preliminary.
On BART Trains, the Seats Are Taken (by Bacteria)
A lab analysis of the seats on the San Francisco Bay Area’s transit trains suggests that high concentrations of bacteria are also going along for the ride.