2007-06-08

Antibacteriele producten doen meer kwaad dan goed

Het probeem is dat als je bacterien doodt er altijd een paar sterke soorten overblijven die dan extra resistent worden en zich verder gaan ontwikkelen:
When a bacterial population is placed under a stressor—such as an antibacterial chemical—a small subpopulation armed with special defense mechanisms can develop. These lineages survive and reproduce as their weaker relatives perish. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is the governing maxim here, as antibacterial chemicals select for bacteria that endure their presence.