What is the microbiological reason for making eating utensils from silver?
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there is none.  Silver was being used hundreds if not thousands of years before the concept of microbes was used.  That's like asking why does organic matter reak down to make oil for cars?
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If you don't have time to brush your teeth, suck on stainless steel silverwear. Works kind of like those stainless steel soap bars you use to get the garlic smell of your hands.
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I don't know, but...\n\nI love sporks!\n\nWhy aren't there:\n\nFine silver sporks? This would eliminate the need for the two spoons and two forks.\n\nSporks in the road?\n\nThe Devils pitchspork?\n\nSporklifts?
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Contains nothing but the white paper. The black to gray areas contain silver metal. The silver is present as black particles rather than the "silver" appearing metal on flatware, jewelrey, and mirror backs. After the black to gray areas are developed by reducing silver compounds to metal, the print is "washed" with sodium thiosulfate, Na2S2O3, to remove excess silver.
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Mostly bacteria.  Also, fiber, bile acids, etc.
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Sometimes your body will react to metal.  Like me...Sometimes my fingers turn green from my rings.  Certain food you eat makes you react to metal differently.
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Silver is the tradition
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Poorly prepared food is usually the culprit.  When you are cooking, never use the same utensil to take things out of the oven or off the stove.  First, wash it with hot water and a good amount of soap.  There are tons of bacteria in raw seafood,meat and chicken, which are killed when cooked properly.  Never eat poorly cooked meat, seafood or chicken.  Even one bite can make you sick for a week!  Also, if the food is left out on a counter, and not refrigerated soon after cooking, bacteria begins to grow again, and you can get food poisoning from that.
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There are number of causes for a metallic taste in the mouth. The most common causes are as follows:\n1) Oral problems: when blood breaks down iron is released and causes a metallic taste in mouth. common causes of bleeding could be gingivitis or periodontal disease (gum disease), it could also be from sinuses or nose. If the cause is the post nasal drip tastes can get specially bad. Metallic restorations like amalgams (silver fillings) could be leaking and breaking down have your dentist check them and if you have older silver fillings have them replaced with bonding, porcelain veneers http://www.nwsmilespecialist.com\n\n2)medications: \nAmong the drugs that can cause a metallic taste in your mouth are antibiotics like Biaxin (clarithromycin) and Flagyl (metronidazole), used to treat a wide variety of infections; drugs used to treat an overactive thyroid; captopril, used to treat high blood pressure; griseofulvin, used to treat skin infections; lithium, used in bipolar disorder; penicillamine, used for rheumatoid arthritis, kidney stones, and too much copper in the body; plus some drugs used in cancer treatment\n.http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA350574\n\n3) Impaired taste (Dysgeusia): common causes of impaired taste are:\ncommon cold, nasal infection, nasal polyps, sinusitis, salivary gland infections, influenza, viral pharyngitis, mouth dryness, aging, vitamin B-12 deficiency, gingivitis, bell's pasy, sjorgen's syndrome, strep throat\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus\n\n4) Excessive copper intake:\nExcessive copper intake can cause nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, headache, dizziness, weakness, diarrhea, and a metallic taste in the mouth. Copper toxicity is rare but can cause heart problems, jaundice, coma, and even death. \nCopper overload may occur from using copper cookware and from water supplied by copper pipes on a regular basis. Copper can leach out of pipes into water, especially hot water, if it sits in copper pipes for an extended period of time. It is best to always cook with cold water. Flushing the system by running cold water for 2 to 3 minutes is an effective way to reduce copper. Also, it is best to avoid unlined copper cookware since copper can leach into acidic foods such as vinegar, tomato, or citrus. If you have blue-green stains around your faucet or sink, or if you detect a metallic taste to your water, you may want to have your water tested by a certified laboratory.\nhttp://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupplements/Coppercs.html\nBest of luck.
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to remove a desired metal from a solution. IE gold, silver, copper.
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This is a great source for you:\nhttp://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ogunseitan/student.asp\nEnjoy the microbes!\n;-D
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Good Question:\n\nParamecium eat bacteria.
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Garlic. Check out the link at the bottom for more info.
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The bacteria use the starches and carbohydrates in the agar to multiply. The purpose of agar is to be a universal growth medium for all bacterial colonies to grow
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Well, it certainly sounds as though you are informed!  The composite resin fillings would also be my choice, however bear in mind that when "silver" fillings originated, they were commonly accepted as a "good choice" too.
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the bacteria (or live cultures) were put in orginally to break down the sugars to make the yogurt. they are excllent to eat because they thrive in your gut and assist in digestion. fantastic stuff really.
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All of the answers regarding the lack of oxygen to react with the silver are true, but another factor is that metals oxidize quicker when in the presence of an ionic solution, and the air on Mt. Everest has very few ions dissolved in it. So, then not only is there less reagents for the process of oxidizing silver, but there is also a lack of catalyst to speed the reaction up.