ELI5. Why does frequent use of soap and/or hand sanitizer not make the germs on our hands mutate?

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ELI5. Why does frequent use of soap and/or hand sanitizer not make the germs on our hands mutate?

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This is only true of antibacterial soap, not just washing your hands with regular soap or using alcohol hand sanitizer.

[Why you shouldn’t use antibacterial soap](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-antibacterial-products-may-do-more-harm-than-good/)

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