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"Super Bacteria"

Hiker pmars at en.com
Tue Oct 29 16:42:37 EST 1996


In article <32712D55.50FF at med.monash.edu.au>, Tony.Stott at med.monash.edu.au
wrote:

> Candace Krepel wrote:
> > 
> > Brian Hoyle (brianh at gov.nb.ca) wrote:
> > 
> > : What are "super bacteria"? I have not heard this phrase. Could
> > : you post an explanantion of the phrase?
> > 
> > I personally feel that all bacteria are pretty super. But then, I am a
> > bacteriologist. <g>
> > 
> > Candy Krepel
> > Surgical Microbiology Research Lab, Medical College of Wisconsin
> > ckrepel at post.its.mcw.edu
>  Actually when you Gram stain them you can you can easily distinguish
> their leotards, shorts and capes but the insignia on their chest anr a
> bit hard to detect. Infections are easily controlled with green
> kryptonite administered orally at 250mg/4hrs (adult dose).
> ;-)
> -- 
> 
> Tony Stott 
> Department of Microbiology,      
> Monash University, Clayton, 3168, Australia


Ah....Tony...I have a question?  Regarding the administration of green
kryptonite to control infections:  Is that dosage administered to the
Superbacteria, or the infected patient?



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