ALCOHOL AND BIOFILMS

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Hope this is ok to post this since it is not directly related to birdmites...but could it not be why some are susceptible to mites and others not???I also thought that it is relevant since many people are using alcohol for sprays and possibly on their body to control their infestation.Now here is a quick story for ya...was diagnosed as positive for having S. Epidermis in my nose...and the doctor said that it was associated with Biofilm production. So ok, was on an antibiotic then, some 4 or 5 years ago.

But maybe here is one more piece of the puzzle..not a cause of morgellons, but a secondary problem. Just came across this article by mistake as I was looking for another bit of information about the I. Bella protozoa that a few have implicated as being part of Morgellons. When I had DNA testing of my stools, it came back positive for a protozoa and yeast...an unusual not totally identifiable strain of both. This is why I am particularly interested in the Isopora Bella theory.

Bactrim is the choice of drug to treat I. Bella. As a matter of fact,the guy who has a site called, 'Howicuredmorgellons' took Bactrim, which is an antibiotic that always has given me terrible yeast problems so I have avoided it...but???

Anyway, I came across this article below, looking for info about bactrim, but it BURNED me...WHY? This is the kind of information that should be automatically fed to people signed up at the Morgellons Foundation site --you can sign up for the newsletter...I don't know if these independent researchers know this but if they do, why isn't this information being given to us? What in the hell is the Morgellons Foundation good for???? Just unbelievable how we are all left in the dark with this.

Alcohols in skin disinfectants increase biofilm expression of S.epidermidis

August 17, 2008 |

The pathogenesis of Staphylococcus epidermidis is correlated with biofilm formation. We investigated the effect of three common alcoholic skin disinfectants, ethanol, n-propanol and isopropanol, on the biofilm formation of 37 clinical, icaADBC-positive S. epidermidis isolates. In alcohol-supplemented media 18 strains displayed increased biofilm expression. Sixteen of 19 strains were generally incapable of biofilm formation. In three representative isolates, the increase in biofilm formation was paralleled by increased polysaccharide intercellular adhesin synthesis. Regarding the widespread use of alcoholic skin disinfectants, it is possible that the alcohol-inducible biofilm phenotype of S. epidermidis could add to the development of foreign body-related infections

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