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<blockquote data-quote="Pasodama" data-source="post: 112039" data-attributes="member: 16469"><p>Whether sterilized, or not, pathogens will colonize any source that is suitable to their needs/survival. </p><p>Also, unless something is kept under strict sterilized conditions, it becomes "contaminated" once removed from sterile conditions.</p><p></p><p>Now, at least one concern, with sterilization, is if a life form is always kept under sterilized conditions (over sterilized). This is because organisms (mammals, including people, & other entities) must encounter "germs" in order to build a natural resistance to them. </p><p>If one were to live in a sterile bubble (let's say, placed there as a baby), then suddenly taken out of the bubble to face the world (let's say, as an adult), that entity could end up in a seriously bad way as the "germs", that normally wouldn't be a problem due to built up resistance, enter their body. </p><p>Most all organisms/entities, of course, are not going to live in a sterile bubble.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p>Although ~certain~ sterilization scenarios could bring certain non-resistance to ~certain~ germs. It depends. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line is that there are no worries with soil, that is sterilized by heat (or boiling water LoL), to be used as substrate. </p><p>Although, honestly, heating soil doesn't kill every single pathogen that may exist in the soil that is being heat/moisture sterilized (or just heat dried). Some pathogens can survive the process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pasodama, post: 112039, member: 16469"] Whether sterilized, or not, pathogens will colonize any source that is suitable to their needs/survival. Also, unless something is kept under strict sterilized conditions, it becomes "contaminated" once removed from sterile conditions. Now, at least one concern, with sterilization, is if a life form is always kept under sterilized conditions (over sterilized). This is because organisms (mammals, including people, & other entities) must encounter "germs" in order to build a natural resistance to them. If one were to live in a sterile bubble (let's say, placed there as a baby), then suddenly taken out of the bubble to face the world (let's say, as an adult), that entity could end up in a seriously bad way as the "germs", that normally wouldn't be a problem due to built up resistance, enter their body. Most all organisms/entities, of course, are not going to live in a sterile bubble.;) Although ~certain~ sterilization scenarios could bring certain non-resistance to ~certain~ germs. It depends. Bottom line is that there are no worries with soil, that is sterilized by heat (or boiling water LoL), to be used as substrate. Although, honestly, heating soil doesn't kill every single pathogen that may exist in the soil that is being heat/moisture sterilized (or just heat dried). Some pathogens can survive the process. [/QUOTE]
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