Post by bakunin on Mar 13, 2007 3:49:31 GMT -5
I wasn't totally idle in the last weeks. Even thought it's not always easy to concentrate for long... I came up with a new approach to treatment based on what is known about these transgenetic nematodes probably responsible for morgellons. These nematodes were created as "green" non-toxic alternative pest control against insects.
Here are some data on them (the non-modified version):
www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/kyf611.html
Also see
andycoyle1.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/tttwtnbtt-morgellons-disease-by-andy-coyle/#comments
These natural nematodes were "optimized" in order to be more aggressive, more adaptable and more resistant to chemicals and heat. And they apparently did a great job with that. They were made highly resistant against most chemicals for example, in order to make it possible to use them together with toxic pesticides. A task natural nematodes - like most life for that matter - wouldn't survive. That's why it seems almost impossible to kill them off inside the human body. I think we have to switch the treatment, instat of trying to attack or kill the parasites, we should focus on the bacterias these nematodes apparently need to survive. "The nematode is unable to reproduce without the nutrients the bacterium provides." It's also an explanation for why antibiotics seems to work somehow. Antibiotics won't kill parasites, but antibiotics kill bacterias. Gaelic and other herbals also work against bacterias.
These bacterias appear to be the weakest link in the chain. Theoretically we just have to find a way to kill these bacterias off to take away from them the ability to reproduce. How long do nematodes usually life? These bacterias are also probably what is making us feel sick and weak. Not the nematodes themselves.
Let's hope that the genetically altered nematodes still need the nutrition from the bacterias for reproduction.. They "optimized" apparently quite a lot. ^^
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Part 2
I found some "new" information about these bacterias involved (Photorhabdus luminescens).
# That's what they look like under Fluorescence Microscopy
"Microbe of the Week
Photorhabdus luminescens
"The bacterium that makes „Alien“ look like a cakewalk“ - Toxicology professor Richard ffrench-constant"
web.umr.edu/~microbio/BIO221_2002/photorhabdus_luminescens_files/frame.htm (IE only link)
Biotechnological value
Infected with Photorhabdus luminescens
More Infected Insects
Life cycle
More characteristics
More links:
aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/64/8/3036
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorhabdus_luminescens
www.aber.ac.uk/~mpgwww/Edu/AntiDrug/DrugTxt.html
How hard can it be to isolate bacterias that glow in the dark? Anyone here with the required equipment, time and motivation to try it? That would be the evidence we need for a class action law suit against these people responsible. BASF and Monsanto? These bacterias are pretty much unique. No more denial possible ones we got them isolated.
Here's something about human infections:
Human pathogen
"While Photorhabdus have never been isolated as free living in the environment, an increasing number of clinical isolates, designated Photorhabdus asymbiotica, are being identified from human patients in the United States, Australia and recently Nepal. Clinical collaborators suggest that many other cases are misdiagnosed due to the failure of clinical microbiology laboratories to recognise this unexpected organism.
The source of human infection is not yet known, although the etiology of the infection is consistent with an invertebrate vector. ( a vector is something that moves around) Cases occur in warm wet months, usually after rain storms, and on extremities such as the feet. P. asymbiotica is associated with severe soft tissue and systemic infections, and has been considered an “emerging human pathogen”."
staff.bath.ac.uk/bssnw/photorhabdus_luminescens.htm
Edit: Here are some information about the toxins these things use (Insecticidal toxin complex protein TcaC)
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=106812
expasy.org/uniprot/Q7N936_PHO
"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles."
Sun Tzu, The art of War
Here are some data on them (the non-modified version):
Know Your Friends ^^
The entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora was first described from an infected caterpillar, Heliothis punctiger, collected in Brecon, Australia. This nematode is widely distributed in North and South America, Australia, and Europe, but has many strains that differ in behavior and physiology. There are six other described species of Heterorhabditis.
The life cycle of H. bacteriophora consists of an egg, four juvenile stages and the adult. Only third-stage juveniles attack and infect host insects. This stage is the only free-living stage in the life cycle of the nematode, and is adapted to remain in the environment without feeding for a prolonged time. All other stages exist only inside the host.
The infective juveniles move through soil in search of hosts. Once a host is encountered, the nematodes enter though natural openings or use their dorsal tooth or hook to break the outer cuticle of small, fragile insects to allow the juvenile to enter.
Once the infective juveniles are in the host insect, they begin development. Their alimentary canal becomes functional and they release symbiotic bacteria to multiply in the insect. These bacteria are consumed and digested by the developing nematodes.
The symbiotic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens is only pathogenic to insects when introduced into the insect body, not if it is ingested. The bacterium is unable to survive in soil or water, so the nematode provides protection for the bacterium outside the insect host and a means of transmission to new hosts. The nematode is unable to reproduce without the nutrients the bacterium provides.
The bacteria kill the host, usually within 24-48 hours. Nematodes feed on the bacteria and host remains, and each infective juvenile develops into a hermaphroditic female. These females then produce eggs which will develop into both males and females. Only a portion of the eggs are laid outside the female; the remainder hatch inside the female and the juveniles destroy their mother as they develop. These nematodes mature, mate and produce infective juveniles that emerge from the cadaver 12-14 days after infection.
The entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora was first described from an infected caterpillar, Heliothis punctiger, collected in Brecon, Australia. This nematode is widely distributed in North and South America, Australia, and Europe, but has many strains that differ in behavior and physiology. There are six other described species of Heterorhabditis.
The life cycle of H. bacteriophora consists of an egg, four juvenile stages and the adult. Only third-stage juveniles attack and infect host insects. This stage is the only free-living stage in the life cycle of the nematode, and is adapted to remain in the environment without feeding for a prolonged time. All other stages exist only inside the host.
The infective juveniles move through soil in search of hosts. Once a host is encountered, the nematodes enter though natural openings or use their dorsal tooth or hook to break the outer cuticle of small, fragile insects to allow the juvenile to enter.
Once the infective juveniles are in the host insect, they begin development. Their alimentary canal becomes functional and they release symbiotic bacteria to multiply in the insect. These bacteria are consumed and digested by the developing nematodes.
The symbiotic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens is only pathogenic to insects when introduced into the insect body, not if it is ingested. The bacterium is unable to survive in soil or water, so the nematode provides protection for the bacterium outside the insect host and a means of transmission to new hosts. The nematode is unable to reproduce without the nutrients the bacterium provides.
The bacteria kill the host, usually within 24-48 hours. Nematodes feed on the bacteria and host remains, and each infective juvenile develops into a hermaphroditic female. These females then produce eggs which will develop into both males and females. Only a portion of the eggs are laid outside the female; the remainder hatch inside the female and the juveniles destroy their mother as they develop. These nematodes mature, mate and produce infective juveniles that emerge from the cadaver 12-14 days after infection.
www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/kyf611.html
Also see
andycoyle1.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/tttwtnbtt-morgellons-disease-by-andy-coyle/#comments
These natural nematodes were "optimized" in order to be more aggressive, more adaptable and more resistant to chemicals and heat. And they apparently did a great job with that. They were made highly resistant against most chemicals for example, in order to make it possible to use them together with toxic pesticides. A task natural nematodes - like most life for that matter - wouldn't survive. That's why it seems almost impossible to kill them off inside the human body. I think we have to switch the treatment, instat of trying to attack or kill the parasites, we should focus on the bacterias these nematodes apparently need to survive. "The nematode is unable to reproduce without the nutrients the bacterium provides." It's also an explanation for why antibiotics seems to work somehow. Antibiotics won't kill parasites, but antibiotics kill bacterias. Gaelic and other herbals also work against bacterias.
These bacterias appear to be the weakest link in the chain. Theoretically we just have to find a way to kill these bacterias off to take away from them the ability to reproduce. How long do nematodes usually life? These bacterias are also probably what is making us feel sick and weak. Not the nematodes themselves.
Let's hope that the genetically altered nematodes still need the nutrition from the bacterias for reproduction.. They "optimized" apparently quite a lot. ^^
------------------------------------
Part 2
I found some "new" information about these bacterias involved (Photorhabdus luminescens).
# That's what they look like under Fluorescence Microscopy
"Microbe of the Week
Photorhabdus luminescens
"The bacterium that makes „Alien“ look like a cakewalk“ - Toxicology professor Richard ffrench-constant"
web.umr.edu/~microbio/BIO221_2002/photorhabdus_luminescens_files/frame.htm (IE only link)
Biotechnological value
Infected with Photorhabdus luminescens
More Infected Insects
Life cycle
More characteristics
More links:
aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/64/8/3036
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorhabdus_luminescens
www.aber.ac.uk/~mpgwww/Edu/AntiDrug/DrugTxt.html
How hard can it be to isolate bacterias that glow in the dark? Anyone here with the required equipment, time and motivation to try it? That would be the evidence we need for a class action law suit against these people responsible. BASF and Monsanto? These bacterias are pretty much unique. No more denial possible ones we got them isolated.
Here's something about human infections:
Human pathogen
"While Photorhabdus have never been isolated as free living in the environment, an increasing number of clinical isolates, designated Photorhabdus asymbiotica, are being identified from human patients in the United States, Australia and recently Nepal. Clinical collaborators suggest that many other cases are misdiagnosed due to the failure of clinical microbiology laboratories to recognise this unexpected organism.
The source of human infection is not yet known, although the etiology of the infection is consistent with an invertebrate vector. ( a vector is something that moves around) Cases occur in warm wet months, usually after rain storms, and on extremities such as the feet. P. asymbiotica is associated with severe soft tissue and systemic infections, and has been considered an “emerging human pathogen”."
staff.bath.ac.uk/bssnw/photorhabdus_luminescens.htm
Edit: Here are some information about the toxins these things use (Insecticidal toxin complex protein TcaC)
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=106812
expasy.org/uniprot/Q7N936_PHO
"If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles."
Sun Tzu, The art of War