spirochaetosis: the search for the missing biomass - G Steiner '52

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> I have a whole file on ACA...

> I think this is the paper:

> Am J Dermatopathol. 1996 Dec;18(6):571-9.

> Heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi in the skin.

> Which talks about an 'atypical variant'.

Ah yes, I read that one last week. I am still seeking the missing

spirochaetal biomass, which I hope can shed light on the workings of

spirochaetal immunoevasion... (I still tend to favor the possibility that

pathological spirochaetoses often are preponderantly intracellular L-

form infections, but of course I try not to jump to conclusions in my

reading.)

One of the most interesting papers Ive seen so far is G Steiner 1952, an

optical histology of active MS lesions, utilising silver stains. Few

spirochetes were found, but there were very numerous intra- and extra-

cellular silver-staining bodies (absent from healthy brains and antiseptic-

treated MS brains) that are decent candidates for (preponderant)

spirochetal l-forms. (Especially in light of MS animal transmission

studies referenced by Mattmans book ed. 3 - but I'd like to check

whether those studies had negative controls, etc).

Some of Steiners pics and utterances can be found in the " survival

under adverse conditions " document on and around page 10. Which

also contains a micrograph of ACA from " heterogeneity of Bb in the

skin " :

http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDAdverseConditions.pdf