Morgellons Disease Link Morgellons Disease Link October 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Professor Vitaly Citovsky of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Stony Brook University in New York, discovered that the fibers contained the substance Agrobacterium while studying anonymous samples which were provided to Professor Citovsky by the Morgellons Research Foundation to use in investigating the potential presence of Agrobacterium in biopsies from Morgellons patients. During the research it was found that a genus of gram-negative bacteria capable of genetically transforming not only plants, but also other eukaryotic species, including human cells.
As per the statement issued by Professor Citovsky, this observation does not imply that Agrobacterium causes Morgellons or that Morgellons is indeed an infectious disease. However, it does encourage future studies to determine, statistical significance of data, whether Agrobacterium is not only present extracellularly, but also causes genetic transformation of the infected tissues, and whether infection of laboratory animals with Agrobacterium can recreate symptoms of Morgellons.
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“ investigation of Morgellons disease in the U.S.” Background information on the involvement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the, published by the CDC.