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Know the facts about antibacterials, why they may hurt more than they help: Say you have a sanitizer that kills 99.9% of bacteria. Well that seems great until we think about the evolutionary impact on those bacteria. The .01% that was resistant to the antibacterial is now rapidly reproducing with less competition (since most of the micro-organisms on the surface have been killed). Soon you have more disinfectant resistant bacteria. Bacteria are also capable of sharing their antibiotic resistant properties. Read here for more info: sciencedaily/articles/a/antibiotic_resistance.htm
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:30:45 +0000

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