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[ Dated: Thu,30 Sep 1999 03:41:01 + 0700 ]
Seasonal Greetings to all Silver List Members
With regards
Lew
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From: larry tankersley la...@webtv.net
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 4:01 AM
Subject: CS more on bacteria
Dear list here's more on the mystery of biology...
Good Bacteria May Disguise Themselves in Your Body Trillions of bacteria
and other microorganisms are known to dwell happily in the human body.
But exactly how they are able to live their days in obscurity,
unbothered by the immune system, is unknown. Now scientists have some
clues.
In experiments with the intestinal bacteria known as Bacteroides
fragilis, the researchers found that gut flora may be able to change
their surfaces to avoid detection by the immune system. The bacteria
produce at least eight different sugars, or polysaccharides, on their
surfaces. And this shift of outerwear could perhaps act as a disguise.
These eight distinct polysaccharides are the most yet seen on any type
of bacteria.
Exactly how the immune system normally reacts to the body's population
of microorganisms, or flora, is unclear. In fact, the whole area is a
huge black box.
Clearly, these flora do good things, such as competing with invading
microbes that cause disease. But they can occasionally get involved in
the disease process. For instance, if there is an injury to the
intestines that causes flora to leak they can cause infection. It is
possible that if the immune system were primed to attack Bacteroides
organisms with a particular polysaccharide, the microbes could put on a
different surface sugar to allude detection. The organisms are obviously
quite good at staying alive since they withstand invading germs,
bacteria-killing antibiotics and various environmental shifts such as
dietary changes. This study suggests that an occasional change of
wardrobe is one way they do it. Nature November 29, 2001;414:555-558
DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:
As the other article on identification of unidentified bacteria in last
week's issue suggests, the optimization of the beneficial bacteria in
your colon will be one of the keys to staying healthy. Any technology
that facilitates that process will be a major development in the
promotion of health.
Related Articles:
At Least One Third of Probiotics, Good Bacteria Products Like
Acidophilus Found to be Worthless
Beneficial Bacteria (Probiotics) May Halt Allergies In Babies Probiotics
In Primary Prevention of Atopic Disease Beneficial Bacteria Helps Heal
Intestines
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