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Dr Joshi, who is on the Microbiology Society Council and Co-Chairs their Impact & Influence Committee, added: "Understanding how these spores and disinfectants interact is integral to practical management of C. diff infection and reducing the burden of infection in healthcare settings. However, there are still unanswered questions regarding the extent of biocide tolerance within C. diff and whether it is affected by antibiotic co-tolerance. With AMR increasing globally, the need to find those answers -- both for C. diff and other superbugs -- has never been more pressing."

No one is planning to inflict massive biocide like Thanos in the Marvel Avengers films.

Ridgway speculated that the copper material of the box had acted as a fungicide and biocide to kill microorganisms that might otherwise have eaten the paper items within.

The biocide paint tributyltin, known as TBT, protected Shell tankers from accruing algae, barnacles and mussels, but it also caused female murex mollusks to change their gender, impairing their ability to spawn.

Today, the treated lumber that you see at the home centers and lumberyards contains lots of copper, a very good natural biocide.