Matthew McCann PE wrote: > Hello, Members of the LIst! The new book on CS by Warren > Jefferson,Colloidal Silver Today, noted the appearanceof microbial > resistance to silver, though itis not clear whether it is to silver in > itscolloidal form. Jefferson mentions that bacterial colonieshave been > found growing in silver mines. ASwedish research team found this > strain wasable was able to store (metallic?) silver in anouter wall of > its cell structure. > > > This has been known for quite some time. It has never been a concern > for the following reasons: > > 1. The bacteria are no pathogenic > 2. The bacteria quickly lost their immunity to silver once silver was > removed from their surroundings. > > > > Jefferson alsomentions three cases in a burn ward of aMassachusetts > hospital of a Salmomellastrain that was resistant to Ag+.
Now that is of concern. Marshall
