Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2013-03-22 14:59
DougR wrote:
> ...the essential oils in question, in the particular
> combination used, present bacteria with too many antibacterial
> "targets" to mutate against, whereas regular antibiotics,
> antibacterial soaps, Purell etc. are relatively more focused,
> or target a smaller spectrum of bacteria, and are thereby
> "easier" for bacteria to overcome via mutation. Sorta like,
> it's one thing if your upstairs neighbor practices drums every
> night at midnight, you know whose door to go pound on, but if
> ALL of your neighbors do it, you kind of don't know where to
> start.
>
I realize you aren't the expert in this, and I guess the expert's assertion that you've cited has to be given some credence. But Bacterial immunity to antibiotics of any kind by mutation isn't the result of the bacteria's consciously or even reflexively changing their DNA structures to combat the attacks on them. Mutation is a result of the survival of some bacteria (or any other organism) that is already resistant or immune to whatever is killing other similar organisms. The resistance is a random fluke of nature, but because that particular organism has survived, it can continue to reproduce, resulting in more organisms that are immune to the same threat. So resistant bacteria begin to take over because the non-resistant ones are killed and only the resistant ones are left to reproduce ("natural selection"). My guess from what you've said is that there are just so many bacteria killers in those combinations of oils that the likelihood that any bacterium is resistant to all of them is extremely remote.
Still, if such a microorganism did exist, it's frightening to think what the next scene would be.
I will check out the website when I have a chance later today.
Karl
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