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Bacteria are very simple unicellular organisms that are highly adaptive and thrive in extreme conditions including hot springs that are 120 degrees celcius or even at nuclear power plants, Deinococcus radiodurans thrives in radiation. Halophines are a breed of bacteria that are salt lovers and thrive in the Dead Sea where the salinity is so high […]
“A common cause of impaired elimination of the microorganism is when the microorganisms organize themselves in biofilms. Biofilms are difficult to eliminate due to their intolerance to the immune system and antibiotics,” says Oana Ciofu, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University Of Copenhagen.
Different host factors can predispose […]
“Stress will cause declines in bifido bacteria populations. Some toxigenic E. coli are able to perceive that the host is stressed and in response to that they activate genes that make the toxins,” says Dr. Stephen Olmstead.
Olmstead is an M.D. and says, “Someone who is not stressed and consumes a pathogenic ecoli just fine […]
