Thursday, 27 February 2014

Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria destroyed by vinegar

The active ingredient in vinegar, acetic acid, can effectively kill mycobacteria, even highly drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an international team of researchers from Venezuela, France, and the US reports in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.Acetic acid might be used as an inexpensive and non-toxic disinfectant against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria as well as other stubborn, disinfectant-resistant mycobacteria.Work with drug-resistant tuberculosis bacteria carries serious biohazard risks. via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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