From: "Marshall Dudley" <[email protected]> > Pamela Grant wrote: > > > Below is a segment from an article from > > http://WWW.sightings.com/general2/biotox.htm > > > > It states that "in order for an antibiotic to kill or inhibit growth of > > bacteria it must penetrate the outer surface or membrane and enter the > > bacterial cell which is very difficult." Does anyone know if CS can > > penetrate most bacteria?--specifically, Serratia Marcescens? > > > > PG > > When CS is acting as an oxidating catalyst it does not have to enter the cell. > All it has to do is assist oxygen in entering the cell, and if it is an > aneorobic bacteria, that alone will kill it. > > Marshall
I'm not sure that this actually occurs, but in any event, silver ions will bond with proteins and amino acids on the cell surface and prevent them from performing their normal function, which may be facilitating the passage of substances needed for respiration, and may weaken the wall so that the cell lyses (bursts) or more silver ions enter the cell, bond with the cell DNA or RNA to prevent normal function of cell division etc. Silver does not need to enter the cell to be effective against a pathogen. Ivan -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
