by Marcus Ettinger | Jan 15, 2012 | Biofilm |
One of the most pervasive life forms is called biofilm. A biofilm is most easily understood by thinking of it as simply a slimy colony of bacteria. It turns out very few bacteria are actually free-living; more than 99 percent live in biofilms. Bacterial communication,...
by Marcus Ettinger | May 19, 2010 | Biofilm, Quorum Sensing, Ulcerative Colitis |
When we are under acute or chronic episodes of physical or emotional stress, our body protects itself by shifting the relative balance of our nervous system, to sympathetic dominance (self-control), thereby rapidly releasing specific stress hormones such as cortisol,...
by Marcus Ettinger | Dec 13, 2009 | Biofilm, Gastritis, H. pylori, Infection, Prostate, Quorum Sensing, Ulcerative Colitis |
What is Quorum Sensing and how do bacteria talk to each other? The discovery that bacteria are able to communicate with each other changed our general perception of many single, simple organisms inhabiting our world. Instead of language, bacteria use signaling...
by Marcus Ettinger | Oct 18, 2009 | Biofilm, Gastritis, H. pylori, Heartburn |
A Brief history of “biofilm” Center for Biofilm Engineering Montana State University Microbial communities attached to surfaces (biofilms) were observed long before people had the tools to study them in detail. In 1684 Antony van Leeuwenhoek remarked on...
by Marcus Ettinger | Sep 25, 2009 | Biofilm, H. pylori, Infection, Quorum Sensing, Ulcerative Colitis |
Biofilm Busting Protocol for H. pylori and Other Gram-Negative Bacteria A specific question has been asked a lot lately, “what is you biofilm busting protocol? Most of these questions have been directed to me by those diagnosed with or think they may have H....
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