Check this out: Cell Wall Deficient Forms: Stealth Pathogens / Lida H. Mattman. -- 3rd ed. CRC Press 2001
In brief, there is no question; they exist. They have been microphotographed, copiously; cultured, put through their paces so to speak, survived the rigors of the Koch test with flying colors, if no cell walls. The existence of hype doesn't preclude their reality, it just confuses the issue if you don't happen to have the spare time to pursue a full-on career in research microbiology. Neither do I, just lucky to hit some good references and order some good books.
Take care, Malcolm At 03:19 PM 7/15/06 -0400, you wrote:
"Jonathan B. Britten" <jbrit...@cc.nakamura-u.ac.jp> wrote: > This whole calculation is misleading because it ignores the > question of how long nanobacteria live. It assumes none die. With > a very short life span, the rate or reproduction might barely keep > up with the death rate. > I assume this calculation was intended to be a joke. >JBB Yes, Jonathan, it was in jest. But alas, I started looking at nanobacteria more carefully, and it looks like the whole thing is a joke. I tracked down the original 1998 paper by Olavi Kajander and Neva Ciftcioglu of the University of Kuopio in Finland. They claimed to have found nanobacteria, surrounded by a calcium-rich mineral called apatite,
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