Microbial contamination of the surface of mobile phones and implications for the containment of the Covid-19 pandemic

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• ¹ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy; Department of Prevention, Local Health Authority 1 of Rome, 00135, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: gianloretod@gmail.com.
• ² School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: domenico.cicciarellamodica@students.uniroma2.eu.
• ³ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: maurici@med.uniroma2.it.
• ⁴ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: cinzia.mozzetti@uniroma2.it.
• ⁵ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: alessandra.messina@uniroma2.it.
• ⁶ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: distefano.1376645@studenti.uniroma1.it.
• ⁷ Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: patrizia.de.filippis@uniroma2.it.
• ⁸ Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: pica@uniroma2.it.