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spamholderman t1_jaaqnc6 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:59 AM

Reply to comment by Fit_Equipment_7793 in ‘Looming global health crisis’: urgent action needed to prevent spread of drug-resistant superbugs, CSIRO says by Lakerlion

Bacteria can’t get resistant to sanitizers and cleaners any more than you and I can develop resistance to bullets.

Fit_Equipment_7793 t1_jaarc71 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:05 AM

Tell VRE and MRSA that.

It's like Darwinism for bacteria. The strongest survive and become more resilient. I don't think it's comparable to bullet resistance.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17427567/#:~:text=The%20mechanisms%20of%20resistance%20to,or%20overexpression%20of%20the%20target.