RE: Cult: Clorox (was ot-bio David Schaffer)

See below for a mini-treatise on Clorox:

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From: 	iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of John Montgomery
Sent: 	Saturday, July 26, 1997 11:59 PM
To: 	Multiple recipients of list
Subject: 	Re: Cult: Clorox (was ot-bio David Schaffer)

At 08:46 PM 7/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
>J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey wrote:
>>  But 20 minutes of immersion will do in fungi and
>> viruses; one hour surely is enough.
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Are you sure Chlorox will kill viruses?

I can't be certain about iris virus but there is no know agent which will
kill viruses in lilies without killing the lily.

John Montgomery
monashee@bcgrizzly.com
Vernon,  BC,  Zone 5


The problem with the idea of clorox killing viruses is that it depends on 
where the virus is.  For killing viruses on a surface (of an iris, or a 
laboratory bench, or the cattery floor, for instance) there is nothing proven 
to be more effective than plain old chlorine bleach (Clorox, et al).  But 
viruses are the sneakiest form of life on the planet, and one of their best 
tricks is to become incorporated into the cell structure, into the very DNA or 
RNA,  of the infected organism itself.  That's why you can't free the lily of 
the virus without doing in the lily, too.  Clorox is an infection preventive, 
but if an iris is already infected, you can't do anything about it, and you 
might as well dispose of it.  Bummer.

Barb, in Santa Fe, where a lot of water fell out of the sky today.  Makes it 
lots easier to pull weeds....
Region 23, Zone, um.  5!
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