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That's my understanding as well. Bacteria cannot survive in alcohol because the lipid structure in their cell membranes are disrupted and their proteins become
by okmokmz 8y ago
That's my understanding as well. Bacteria cannot survive in alcohol because the lipid structure in their cell membranes are disrupted and their proteins become denatured
- lima 8y agoIt's known that some bacteria can survive just fine in moderate concentrations (the paper points out lactic acid bacteria in sake, surviving at more than 18%) by means of membrane transporters. The authors suggest that insufficient concentrations could allow tolerant bacteria to survive. > As alcohol tolerance increases, we hypothesize that there will be skin surfaces in contact with alcohol-based hand rubs or inanimate surfaces in contact with other alcohol-based cleaning agents that do not receive the maximum biocide concentration or contact time required for effective bacterial killing.