Question

does iodine work well on Bacillus Subtilis, E. Coli, Staph A

Answer 1

Answer Iodine act as a disinfectant . which work on wide range of bacteria. The mode of mechanism is that it block theoxygen requirement of bacteria by blocking transport of electrons. Iodine works on aerobic bacteria more differently.

Im the given bacteria Bacillus subtilis is aerobic bacteria so it will act more efficiently in this case,

In E.coli case the bacteria is both aerobic and facultative anearobe which means it has less significant role, Iodine only kill those which are on surface and not respiring through oxygen.

In Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobe so it can also use oxygen for its electron transport. So it might have little effect on this.