Ivan Anderson wrote: > 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
Not to mention that virus particles have no cell wall. Marshall -- 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]>
