Ask him to try the sol in broth, not plated media. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Dan Nave <bhangcha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I gave some Colloidal Silver solution to an old friend of mine that I > met at a reunion who happens to be a microbiologist. I happened to > have some CS with me and he was intrigued with it and said he was > willing to do some tests of it's effectivity. I have included his > response below. If anyone has some suggestions on how to test it > properly, please let me know. Also, any relevant reference as well. > > He says: > > "I tested the colloidal silver solution using the methodology that we > use in the lab to test standardized antibiotics. I created a lawn of > bacteria of known density on agar plates, and then placed a drop of > the silver solution in the center of the plate, which then diffused > through the bacteria and into the agar medium. None of the 9 most > commonly encountered organisms showed any zone of inhibition. The > organisms I used in this experiment were E. coli, E. coli (ESBL), > Staph. aureus and MRSA, Enterococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, > Moraxella cattarrhalis, Group A beta Strep, and Streptococcus > pneumoniae. > > "I have to google the subject as I am surprised that there was no > inhibitory effect what so ever at the dosage level direct from the > bottle you provided. I am wondering whether in vivo there is another > mechanism utilized that is not demonstrated by my plate technique. > I'm interested in knowing more, so if you have some references please > pass them on." > > > Thanks, > > Dan > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
