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Cells are just fat micelles, and soap does a pretty good job at breaking them up. This might be considered 'mechanical', but people irreversibly lyse bacteria a
by xkcd-sucks 8y ago
Cells are just fat micelles, and soap does a pretty good job at breaking them up. This might be considered 'mechanical', but people irreversibly lyse bacteria all the time with SDS, a very simple soap.
Not effective against mold spores, bacteria endospores, worm eggs, higher life forms, really tough bacteria, but soap does kill most bacteria you find in poop
- hinkley 8y agoOh geez. I dunno why I spaced on cell membrane damage. You’re absolutely right. But then what is she culturing on the agar? In the rinse cycle you wouldn’t have much soap left. Maybe something growing on surfaces in the machine? Something that a periodic dose of chlorine kills?