None of these bacteria are resistant to silver. NONE. If silver doesn't kill
them it's because the silver was not ionic and/or it did not make contact with
the bacteria. Adding a 10% DMSO solution to the silver would solve the
problem, assuming the silver is in the ionic form. Bacteria can hide in
mucous, fat, protein, dead cells, folds of skin, etc. DMSO will bring the
silver to the bacteria. Problem solved.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Holmes
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: CS>microbes resistant to silver
Thank you for this important information.
Have you reviewed the papers yourself? Are all of the specie resistant, or
only certain strains? Will higher doses work against them.
Thank you,
Jim
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 12:02 PM, nenahsylver <nenahsyl...@cox.net> wrote:
A colleague I trust pointed out that published reports now cite pathogens
that are resistant to silver.
The following article explains the mechanism and cross-bacterial transfer
of silver resistance genes among bacteria.
http://www.wwdmag.com/Coping-with-Resistance-to-Copper-Silver-Disinfection-article2768
At the bottom of the page is list of some known resistances to copper and
silver:
Escherichia coli bacteria Cu
Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria Cu & Ag
Legionella pneumophilia bacteria Cu & Ag
Salmonella sp. bacteria Ag
Vibrio cholerae bacteria Cu & Ag
Candida albicans yeast Cu
Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast Cu & Ag
Hartmenella vermiformis protozoa Cu & Ag
Tetrahymena pyriformis protozoa Cu & Ag
Paramecium sp. protozoa Cu & Ag
Amoeba sp. protozoa Cu & Ag
My colleague also did a PubMed search on "silver resistance." She found
that article 12829274 mentions that in 2003, E. coli strain O157:H7 was found
to have silver resistance genes in its genome.
I am wondering if we should be cautious about using CS routinely (meaning
even when we aren’t ill). Or do you think the article is flawed? If so, what
are the flaws?
Thanks.
Nenah
