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On Friday, January 31, 2014 1:41:27 PM UTC, Martin Bonner wrote:
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:19:19 PM UTC, wrote:
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 5:36:07 PM UTC, Martin Bonner wrote:


Why would an antibacterial treatment help with mold (which is a fungus)?
To put this is context, fungi are more closely related to humans than
to bacteria.


A fair few additives kill both, including silver if it is a silver compound.


Well, yes. The trouble is that both fungi and bacteria are tough buggers
(as a general rule), so if it is effective against both it is probably
pretty toxic to *any* (terrestrial) cellular life form - including us.


Not really. Salicylic acid, zinc sulphate, copper sulphate, silver compounds etc.


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