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Culturing Uric Acid Loving Bacteria from Enzyme Cleaners

 
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Hello there, hopefully this is in the right forum.
So if you need to clean bodily fluids, it gets real expensive real fast (spare me any baking soda and vinegar remarks).
Since enzymes are the way to go, and there are many products that ship with live, enzyme creating bacteria, why not try to use such products as a culture for creating more of said cleaner? All you would really need to do is continually feed it urine right?

My suspicion is that many cleaners only contain enzymes, not bacteria.

One other thing to consider are byproducts. I know kombucha gets very alcoholic if the liquid itself is not refreshed. Anyways, I have a lot of mess to clean, and not alotta dough. Thoughts?
 
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Most of those products do not contain the enzyme producing bacteria, for that you would want a really good probiotic from a health food store or even better from a herbalist store.
This is definitely one of those "Read the Label" times, since you really want to know what you are purchasing and using.

It is also possible to use an outright herbal tea or tincture, depends on what you are trying to cleanse, this is where the herbalist can come in.

Since you mentioned Uric acid in your post.
(a pint of blueberries eaten raw, every day for a week will greatly reduce uric acid in the blood stream)
(a nice Echinacea tea taken several times a day for a week or two in conjunction with the blueberries will do wonders)

If you do have the right bacteria, you feed it a specific blend of nutrients not just urine.

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I'm not using it to treat gout, I'm using it to literally clean urine.

Anti-Icky-Poo is designed for this, and definitely claims to contain bacteria. They stress keeping a surface wet for long periods to allow bacteria to multiply and eat the stain.
http://antiickypoo.com/anti-icky-poo-faqs/
 
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Ah, Ok.. that is what confused me.

To use, simply pour, spray or inject Anti-Icky-Poo onto the contaminated area and allow to dry. That's it. The Anti-Icky-Poo microbes quickly eat away at any biologic material left behind and continue to work as long as they have food. No scrubbing,



Doesn't sound to me like you need or want to keep it wet.

Conflicts in their own information would make me very Leary of their product.  But that is just me.

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Elsewhere on their site they say to respray:
"For best results, spray the entire affected area in 2 – 4 hour intervals the first day (depending on the extent, source and age of the contamination) and 3 – 5 hour intervals the second day."
http://antiickypoo.com/anti-icky-poo-complete-description-1/
 
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Amy Escobar wrote:Hello there, hopefully this is in the right forum.
So if you need to clean bodily fluids, it gets real expensive real fast (spare me any baking soda and vinegar remarks).
Since enzymes are the way to go, and there are many products that ship with live, enzyme creating bacteria, why not try to use such products as a culture for creating more of said cleaner? All you would really need to do is continually feed it urine right?

My suspicion is that many cleaners only contain enzymes, not bacteria.



Using the probiotic liquid as a starter might work.  Here is an explanation on how to make your own Enzyme-Cleaner

"These environmentally friendly cleaners contain enzymes and bacteria that digest organic matter, so they're ideal for removing stains and odors caused by blood, grass, sweat, urine, and other biological materials. You can make your own enzyme-style cleaner at home with a few simple ingredients, but the cleaner will need a couple of weeks to ferment before it's ready to use."

Ingredients

   ½ cup (100 g) brown or white sugar
   1 teaspoon (3 g) yeast
   4¼ cups (1 L) lukewarm water
   2 cups (300 g) fresh citrus peel

For directions:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Enzyme-Cleaner

 
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