In daily life, people are often exposed to various types of antibacterial products in order to resist bacteria, and antibacterial agents are of great concern as a key component. At the same time, however, some false information has been circulated, including the claim that “anti-bacterial agents can prevent the exchange of information between bacteria and thus anti-bacterials”, and today we are going to find out and lift the veil of this rumour.
Exchange of information between bacteria, the specialized term being “group perception”. Bacteria are like a secret community that coordinates group behaviour by releasing, perceiving certain chemical signal molecules. For example, when bacteria reach a certain level, they “discuss” the formation of biological membranes, a sticky membrane that binds bacteria to the surface of the object and resists external attacks, and which significantly increases the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics; it is also a group perception that, when the infection occurs, the bacteria should be able to work at the same time to launch a heavy “attack” on human tissue. But does antibacterials really work by blocking this communication?
At present, the prevailing antibacterial agents on the market, such as alcohol, chlorine-containing disinfectants and ammonium salt disinfectants, do not have any “lower” mechanisms to interfere with bacterial communication. Alcohol, which is the usual medical alcohol concentration 75%, can dissolve the lipid of the bacterial membranes and render the membrane impregnated, as if the bacteria’ “walls” had been removed, the cells had been leaking out of the cells, the bacteria had been “dispersed” in an instant, and the chlorinated disinfectants, such as 84 sterilising fluids, of which the subchloric acids were highly oxidated, capable of directly oxidating important biological molecules such as proteins, nucleic acid, and directly oxidating bacteria, destroying both the bacteria’ “life blueprints” and “production machines” and the bacteria had no legal survival; the dysamium salts antibactacterial agents were phylogens that were ing up to the surface of the bacteria, altering the permeability of the cell membranes, causing material exchange disorders both inside and outside the bacteria to disappear as a result of “involent distress”. These antibacterial agents, which are directed at yellow dragons, are fatally hit from the point of view of the vital effects of bacteria such as structure, metabolism, and have nothing to do with the “exchange of information” between bacteria.
The risk of a light faith in an antibacterial agent can be significant if it prevents bacteria from communicating. On the one hand, when choosing antibacterial products, consumers may be misled in the belief that high-tech products capable of “intellectual” bacteria have been purchased, but otherwise, in the event of a real bacterial hazard, the product would be unable to respond effectively and delay protection. For example, it is felt that hand-washing with anti-bacterial fluids, which claim to interfere with bacterial communication, can be done in a way that is not well-regulated, without choosing a truly effective anti-bacterial ingredient, and that the disease on hand is still rampant and easily causes the spread of the disease, with the possibility of finding its way through hand-infected diseases such as influenza and gastroenteritis. On the other hand, this misperception also prevents researchers from developing new, truly effective anti-bacterial strategies, misaligning resources and slowing down the progress of anti-bacterial technologies, while the problem of bacterial resistance is becoming more acute, and we urgently need a powerful weapon to strike the bacteria with precision, which cannot be diverted by rumours.
The next time you see an antibacterial product campaign under the banner “Stop Bacteriological Information Exchange”, you need to pay more attention. Carefully look at the composition table, learn about its true antibacterial principles, and select products that are scientifically proven and clearly identified by the fungicide mechanism. At the same time, the truth about the antibacterial was shared so that everyone around them would not fall into the trap of rumours and use science to protect their healthy lives. After all, it is only by understanding the albino antibacteria that we can really get away from the disease and embrace clean daily.
