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Bacteria Use Collective Behavior to Generate Diverse Combat Strategies, 2018, Foster et al

Discussion in 'Other health news and research' started by Andy, Mar 15, 2020.

  1. Andy

    Andy Committee Member

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    While watching Karl Morten's presentation at the 2020 CMRC conference he says, at this point
    This is the paper he refers to.

    https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)31663-9

    If I understand right Karl wonders if perhaps the toxins released by bacteria might play a role in ME (and other conditions).
     
  2. spinoza577

    spinoza577 Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Moreover, animals are known to be a host within a symbiosis of several bacteria and maybe even fungi (?), and here as well a common behaviour may be present and could be out of a healthy balance.


    For the fungus candida albicans a toxin has been identified (candidalysin) which provokes an immune response, but normally the fungus is reluctant to build it (and staying in a non-hyphal form). This is as far as I remember. I find this quite interesting. The failure even might be partly on the side of the host, allowing the symbiotic organisms to behave like so.
     
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