Hi Nenah,
I wanted to comment on the statements on cells that you quoted.
<< He writes:
> [beginning of quote] The subject about colloidal silver killing beneficial
> gut flora is an ongoing debate, between the people or groups who oppose to
> CS and to those who support it. All I can do is state the facts.
> 1) Anaerobic bacteria and nitrogen consuming bacteria that are pathological
have THIN cell membranes, this is a known fact.>>
> 2) Beneficial bacteria which are aerobic i.e. oxygen breathing in nature
> have THICK cell membranes, which also is a known fact.>>
** Gram negative bacteria has a thinner cell wall than Gram positive
bacteria, but the thicker cell wall possessed by the Gram positive
bacteria does not necessarily mean this beneficial bacteria. In fact,
most pathogenic bacteria in humans are Gram-positive organisms.
Some Gram positive bacteria are spore-forming. Spore-forming
bacteria can be categorized based on their respiration. For example,
Bacillus is spore-forming and is a 'facultative anaerobe' while
Clostridium, also spore-forming, is an 'obligate anaerobe'.
A facultative anaerobe makes ATP by aerobic respiration but can
also do this via fermentation if no oxygen is available. An obligate
anaerobe cannot survive in the presence of oxygen. These designations
are not exclusive to Gram positive bacteria; they also apply to some
Gram negative bacteria. An example is E. coli which is Gram negative
and is a facultative anaerobic organism.
So, E. coli is Gram negative which gives it a thinner cell wall yet,
it is a bacteria that can have negative consequences on our health;
therefore, pathological. Further, it is "oxygen breathing".
At first I thought the above person who stated "the facts" basically
reverse engineered her/his explanation to fit what s/he wanted the
answer to be but as I was responding I realized that it is more a lack
of information or a lack of understanding the information that is the
problem.
I hope this is helpful.
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Regards,
Catherine
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