{"id":29218,"date":"2020-08-25T13:54:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T03:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=29218"},"modified":"2020-08-25T13:56:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T03:56:44","slug":"covid-19-disinfectants-and-sanitisers-are-changing-microbiomes-and-not-for-the-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=29218","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Disinfectants And Sanitisers Are Changing Microbiomes &#8211; And NOT For The Better!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One more concern is the immeasurable effect of the large scale use of disinfectants and sanitisers in the covid-19 pandemic on the microbiomes of various ecological niches in humans, animals, and environments. Dysbiosis in host-commensal interactions is a likely outcome of such practices, thereby affecting the host\u2019s immune functioning, metabolism, physiological parameters, and susceptibility to infectious and non-infectious diseases.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bmj.com%2Fcontent%2F370%2Fbmj.m2795%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3XmdEDO6gNGJTmgyglj1qIfF6Bc75H_cQd6MpVfZnN1mpg55DkSsyP1w0%23ref-4&amp;h=AT12saw3c2j8VsjHyljFRtmmtigR6_EUSYHwxZJH6eazs_tN_qC_RS06zkqgEHluN1kBVI_SW96te-KpgS4iCnGVnY6e1NoTckpEOZY71x5WcjJ0QavJTihvw6G0Rn8C&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT0W-g2A43aUBSdr_v9LVrYxfdYnqMagja9r_Ly9sn-JB2kDUA4SfF3GqvAKIW-bQSNqvfeAzmcujt1etSOhGFeJEXII8zPjeDdOzj5_qvyOEKXU2dsuvwBe8JnWQpB2bT4PyMBW4qjOhkbuVb3uBt8wYPtSdFd2BYwzDFz3lrW76WvvnIs-9_ukpY9d4kynDVILgTNOXk-vOrqr6SNc\" target=\"_blank\">4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Probiotics, immunobiotics, synbiotics, and so on are promising correctives for dysbiosis.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bmj.com%2Fcontent%2F370%2Fbmj.m2795%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2hk5X-Aw-MlEYbSgHD3UI0zYlqkhQsGgPKLHsiqkse8jqaRND_v-CHN9w%23ref-5&amp;h=AT1g4o-5GSGj0y48wr8OrWNxvZcYxCZXMR7H0SvOyRPu8CZ65f_s66uU_43ru-JUCfgg-OXGVUUxCTwOEfd7avzQ8ow-DiM6QxrgOvA3TDlSo7Plzh34kUvZ_B0X3n3U&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT0W-g2A43aUBSdr_v9LVrYxfdYnqMagja9r_Ly9sn-JB2kDUA4SfF3GqvAKIW-bQSNqvfeAzmcujt1etSOhGFeJEXII8zPjeDdOzj5_qvyOEKXU2dsuvwBe8JnWQpB2bT4PyMBW4qjOhkbuVb3uBt8wYPtSdFd2BYwzDFz3lrW76WvvnIs-9_ukpY9d4kynDVILgTNOXk-vOrqr6SNc\" target=\"_blank\">5<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the problems caused by excessive use of disinfectants and sanitisers globally extend beyond dysbiosis\u2014for example, emergence of alcohol resistance in\u00a0<em>Enterococcus faecium<\/em>, a nosocomial pathogen, and its vancomycin resistant strains (as superbugs) has recently been reported.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bmj.com%2Fcontent%2F370%2Fbmj.m2795%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1NnPu_QLZ4UJ-IreFDhxbV8cPlYejE0mNsmo0tVja_PJUI7h_LyoLr8us%23ref-6&amp;h=AT19n_lkd_CQAv_mcLMwnkOzn9wm_tLPdJauSAcrrbk1hjtTVZDDJkaUJcNyVPs4v8VkoiXpnflcgsDKoJkpymp0ONeDtyzSGUKVlqQ7WgM46NQqiHkyyiyVnhJgOsgp&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT0W-g2A43aUBSdr_v9LVrYxfdYnqMagja9r_Ly9sn-JB2kDUA4SfF3GqvAKIW-bQSNqvfeAzmcujt1etSOhGFeJEXII8zPjeDdOzj5_qvyOEKXU2dsuvwBe8JnWQpB2bT4PyMBW4qjOhkbuVb3uBt8wYPtSdFd2BYwzDFz3lrW76WvvnIs-9_ukpY9d4kynDVILgTNOXk-vOrqr6SNc\" target=\"_blank\">6<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dilemma is that by using disinfectants, sanitisers, and antibiotics for containment of covid-19, we are causing immeasurable collateral damage to microbiomes, \u201cwiping\u201d several commensals in various niches and possibly creating \u201cmines\u201d for newer threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/370\/bmj.m2795?fbclid=IwAR35Wg_E1QoqMCsF9XlpT-ot3rIOEvKFwQloON8QnSFhssHnXPWtwb-5l40\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/370\/bmj.m2795<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One more concern is the immeasurable effect of the large scale use of disinfectants and sanitisers in the covid-19 pandemic on the microbiomes of various ecological niches in humans, animals, and environments. 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