We are led to question whether the recommended social distancing measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission could increase the number of other serious instabilities. The breaking of the contagion pathways reduces the sharing of microorganisms between people, thus favoring dysbiosis, which,… Read More ›
Bacteria
Bacteria in Chinese pickles can prevent cavities — Ben-Gurion University study
Bacteria in Chinese pickles can prevent cavities — Ben-Gurion University study According to the study published in Frontiers in Microbiology, a strain of Lactobacilli (L. plantarum K41) found in Sichuan pickles reduced S. mutans by 98.4%. Dental caries (cavities) are… Read More ›
Ghanaian Quinine Completely Eliminated Lyme Disease bacteria in vitro
Ghanaian Quinine Completely Eliminated Lyme Disease bacteria in vitro Ghanaian Quinine Completely Eliminated Lyme Disease bacteria in vitro Remarkably, a single 7-day treatment with 1% Ghanaian quinine could completely eradicate the bacterium – it did not regrow, even under optimal… Read More ›
Organically and Conventionally grown Apples are very different
Organically and Conventionally grown Apples are very different Organically and Conventionally grown Apples are very different “Escherichia-Shigella — a group of bacteria that includes known pathogens — was found in most of the conventional apple samples, but none from organic… Read More ›
Performance-enhancing bacteria may increase performance by 13%
Performance-enhancing bacteria may increase performance by 13% They pinpointed one specific group of bacteria, called Veillonella, that they found was enriched in the gut microbiome of Boston Marathon runners after after completing the 26.2 race and in an independent group… Read More ›
Lupus strongly linked to imbalances in gut microbiome
Lupus strongly linked to imbalances in gut microbiome Lupus strongly linked to imbalances in gut microbiome The new study, publishing in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases online Feb. 19, showed that 61 women diagnosed with SLE had roughly five times… Read More ›
Mutant bacteria that keep on growing
Public Release: 18-Feb-2015 American Society for Microbiology WASHINGTON, DC – February 17, 2015 – The typical Escherichia coli, the laboratory rat of microbiology, is a tiny 1-2 thousandths of a millimeter long. Now, by blocking cell division, two researchers at… Read More ›
