Morgellons related Bacteria ?

[Katinka]

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Originally Posted by Kammy

This should be a pathogen we all have in common:

Synechococcus

I believe this is a positive ID to a strain of cyanobacteria in Experiment 1. Kat, I have some microscopic shots of where it looks like someone has taken their finger and drawn in sand concentric circles just like in this photo below. I will see if I can locate my photo versions?

Synechococcus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Synechococcus (from the Greek synechos (in succession) and the Greek kokkos (berry) ) is a unicellular cyanobacterium that is very widespread in the marine environment. Its size varies from 0.8 µm to 1.5 µm. The photosynthetic coccoid cells are preferentially found in well–lit surface waters where it can be very abundant (generally 1,000 to 200,000 cells per millilitre). Many freshwater species of Synechococcus have also been described.

The genome of Synechococcus elongatus strain PCC7002 has a size of 2.7 Mbp, that of the oceanic strain WH8102 is 2.4 Mbp."

*I believe I have photographed the elongated strain, also. If we could figure out its size - we could figure out if we are dealing with marine or fresh water.

Should be a bacteria we all have in common:

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Synechococcus Identification
Ear Lesion cultured in Agar

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Same as above.

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This appears to be an exact physical match to what I have been describing as the "pearl colored" biofilm in my past descriptions in the photo comparisions thread, of the pathogens in the Petri Dishes. I mistakenly identified it as a 'biofilm' earlier - from the shiny way it looks. There were several references made to the 'pearl colored'. (I will bring in photos of the actual dish by digital photography later for comparison.)

Bacillus Subtilis

Bacillus subtilis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Colonies of B. subtilis grown on a culture
dish in a molecular biology laboratory.

"B. subtilis is used as a soil inoculant in horticulture and agriculture. B. subtilis has been used for a biowarfare simulant during Project SHAD (aka Project 112).[1]"

Here is the black version:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...s_subtilis.jpg

[meg280]

Now that these bacteria/fungal infections are being brought to light more and more I truely urge those to stay off of antibiotics especially those that are sensative to side effects and those who are not prescribed a dose of 90days or more. Everytime you are allowing a new antibiotic into the system and do not finish or are not on long enough to kill the bacteria it allows the bacteria to change it's form and become almost like your own bodies superbug, getting stronger and more aggressive as time goes by...

This is how the bacteria is able to start to kill of your own bodies connective tissue as well as weaken other organs turning the infection from a normal infection into a super infection. This is what MRSA is...

Natural remedies: Our systems do not become resistant to them and side effects are usually positive rather than negative. Plus naturals do not shut down other areas of the body trying to rid the infections. The response does not show as fast as an antibiotic but they do work and the bacteria can not turn into a superbug if you stop taking them for what ever reason.

Xoxo,
Meg

[Venetia]

LymeBusters - Nematodes to S Maltophilia

Great thread on S Maltophilia above- from a few weeks back- ties the Parasitic Nematodes to the S Maltophilia- which adheres to Plastic.

Add that unique quality to the *PCBs and it seems likely/plausible that
the S Malto bacteria could well be involved.

* (PCBs are plastic)

Obvious that there is plastic in our bodies- many sources- and the S Malto
has the unique quality (adhering to the plastics).

Excerpt:

With the parasitic Nematodes we find S Maltophilia- which adheres to Plastic-

S Maltophilia is considered to be an Emerging Infectious Disease:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/441361_print


Medscape: Free CME, Medical News, Full-text Journal Articles & More

From Emerging Infectious Diseases > Research
Characterization of Flagella Produced by Clinical Strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Doroti de Oliveira-Garcia, Monique Dall'Agnol, Mónica Rosales, Ana C.G.S. Azzuz, Marina B. Martinez, and Jorge A. Girón

Published: 10/02/2002

Fair use

Abstract and Introduction
Abstract

Excerpt:

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging nosocomial pathogen associated with opportunistic infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, cancer, and HIV. Adherence of this organism to abiotic surfaces such as medical implants and catheters represents a major risk for hospitalized patients. The adhesive surface factors involved in adherence of these bacteria are largely unknown, and their flagella have not yet been characterized biochemically and antigenically. We purified and characterized the flagella produced by S. maltophilia clinical strains. The flagella filaments are composed of a 38-kDa subunit, SMFliC, and analysis of its N-terminal amino acid sequence showed considerable sequence identity to the flagellins of Serratia marcescens (78.6%), Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Shigella sonnei (71.4%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (57.2%). Ultrastructural analysis by scanning electron microscopy of bacteria adhering to plastic showed flagellalike structures within the bacterial clusters, suggesting that flagella are produced as the bacteria spread on the abiotic surface.

end excerpt


Read more at the LB link:

LymeBusters - Nematodes to S Maltophilia

[Katinka]

Thanks, V..for adding!
Kat

[meg280]

Agree V, great info!

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In Science Daily: Gallium: A New Antibacterial Agent?

Gallium: A New Antibacterial Agent?

"ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2007) — New antibacterial strategies are needed because more and more bacteria are antibiotic resistant and because antibiotics are not effective at eradicating chronic bacterial infections. One approach to developing new antibacterial strategies, taken by researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, is to limit the amount of iron (Fe), which is critical for bacterial growth, to which bacteria have access.

In the study, which appears online on March 15 in advance of publication in the April print issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Pradeep Singh and colleagues show that Gallium (Ga), which is chemically similar to Fe and can disrupt biological systems by substituting for Fe, inhibits the in vitro growth of Pseudomonas aeruginonsa; even multidrug resistant strains of P. aeruginonsa isolated from individuals with cystic fibrosis.

Ga also prevented P. aeruginonsa forming biofilms, the multi-cellular bacterial communities responsible for chronic bacterial infections, and killed both free-living bacteria and bacteria in biofilms."

gallium: Definition from Answers.com

Gallium Disrupts Iron Metabolism of Mycobacteria Residing within Human Macrophages -- Olakanmi et al. 68 (10): 5619 -- Infection and Immunity

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Newly Developed Antimicrobial Peptide May Protect Mice From Lethal Bacterial Infections Including MRSA

"In a new study researchers from Japan suggest that a synthetic antimicrobial peptide identified as L5 may prevent death in mice suffering from life-threatening bacterial infections, such as MRSA, by activating the host immune response.

Innate immunity, the universal defense system shared by all animals, activates when the body responds to foreign pathogens at an early stage of infection. Cationic antimicrobial peptides (known for their antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal and antiseptic properties) are part of the innate immune response which kills microorganisms.

In a previous study researchers developed the cationic antimicrobial peptide L5 out of antibacterial proteins from Sarcophaga peregrina and found it to be an effective prophylactic treatment of MRSA in infected mice."