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[gus_massa]

I tempted to write "What could go wrong?" or "Life finds a way.".

A fast Google search gives this paper: " Relatively Alcohol-Resistant Mycobacteria Are Emerging Pathogens in Patients Receiving Acupuncture Treatment" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC140401/

There are some archeas (and a few bacterias) that support boiling temperature, but IIRC they don't like meatware because it's too cold for them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthermophile

[erroneousfunk → gus_massa]

I did a project on mycobacteria in college, and its not surprising that some of these are resistant to alcohol. These are bacteria that produce a hard protein shell that protect colonies of bacteria, and they can be difficult to attack or scrub off.

Mycobacterium Abscessus, in particular is great at surviving in low-carbon environments (with very little food), and its protective shell and clustering formation protects it from low levels of chlorine. I cultured shower heads, sink faucets, and soda fountains in order to find them. Nasty stuff.

[jobu → gus_massa]

> I tempted to write "What could go wrong?" or "Life finds a way.".

My thoughts exactly. Try using it in large scale animal farms for a couple decades and I'm betting something will become resistant.

[platz → jobu]

I thought some bacteria had developed double walls with an insulating fluid, so that they could expunge bad chemicals.