OT: Article on bacteria's abilities to communicate

[Guest guest]

I found this science article interesting.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527501.300-bugging-bugs-learning-to-speak-microbe.html?page=1

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Take Candida albicans, the yeast that causes thrush

infections. This organism likes the same warm, moist habitats as P.

aeruginosa and the two battle it out in a bid to colonise their human

hosts, deploying quorum-sensing signals as weapons against each other. The

yeast fires off signals that trick the bacterium into slashing production of

one of its armaments - a reactive chemical called pyocyanin, which makes life

particularly uncomfortable for the yeast. The bacterium, meanwhile, produces

signals that keep the yeast's growth in check, preventing it from transforming

itself from a single-celled yeast into a branching, multicellular fungus.

[Guest guest]

I found this science article interesting.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527501.300-bugging-bugs-learning-to-speak-microbe.html?page=1

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Take Candida albicans, the yeast that causes thrush

infections. This organism likes the same warm, moist habitats as P.

aeruginosa and the two battle it out in a bid to colonise their human

hosts, deploying quorum-sensing signals as weapons against each other. The

yeast fires off signals that trick the bacterium into slashing production of

one of its armaments - a reactive chemical called pyocyanin, which makes life

particularly uncomfortable for the yeast. The bacterium, meanwhile, produces

signals that keep the yeast's growth in check, preventing it from transforming

itself from a single-celled yeast into a branching, multicellular fungus.

[Guest guest]

Interesting article. It looks like b. subtilis has been used since WWI to cure dystentery and is sold as a supplement.  Probably not SCD-legal,  but it would be interesting to know if Elaine looked into its use at any point.

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I found this science article interesting.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527501.300-bugging-bugs-learning-to-speak-microbe.html?page=1

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[Guest guest]

Interesting article. It looks like b. subtilis has been used since WWI to cure dystentery and is sold as a supplement.  Probably not SCD-legal,  but it would be interesting to know if Elaine looked into its use at any point.

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I found this science article interesting.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527501.300-bugging-bugs-learning-to-speak-microbe.html?page=1

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[Guest guest]

,It is also one of the strains used in Bio-Kult (illegal) which was developed by Dr. Natasha -McBride. If you don't know her, she is a neurologist who used SCD to help her autistic son. She also wrote a book called 'Gut and Psychology Syndrome.' AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 12:12:50 AMSubject: Re: OT: Article on bacteria's abilities to communicate

Interesting article. It looks like b. subtilis has been used since WWI to cure dystentery and is sold as a supplement. Probably not SCD-legal, but it would be interesting to know if Elaine looked into its use at any point.

--On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Carol Pompilo <cpompilo (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

I found this science article interesting.

http://www.newscien tist.com/ article/mg205275 01.300-bugging- bugs-learning- to-speak- microbe.html? page=1

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[Guest guest]

,It is also one of the strains used in Bio-Kult (illegal) which was developed by Dr. Natasha -McBride. If you don't know her, she is a neurologist who used SCD to help her autistic son. She also wrote a book called 'Gut and Psychology Syndrome.' AmeliaTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 12:12:50 AMSubject: Re: OT: Article on bacteria's abilities to communicate

Interesting article. It looks like b. subtilis has been used since WWI to cure dystentery and is sold as a supplement. Probably not SCD-legal, but it would be interesting to know if Elaine looked into its use at any point.

--On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Carol Pompilo <cpompilo (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote:

I found this science article interesting.

http://www.newscien tist.com/ article/mg205275 01.300-bugging- bugs-learning- to-speak- microbe.html? page=1

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