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Post by Sidney on Jan 20, 2010 22:11:24 GMT -5
Frito, maybe you should add your results to the thread where we're keeping track of results..or just add it to Ruth's pinned thread and to my pinned thread so it won't be lost.
Thanks.
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Post by fritolay66 on Jan 20, 2010 23:06:48 GMT -5
I cannot find the thread you are talking about. I just went ahead and modified my posts to the threads you requested. I can't keep track of all the mold threads anymore, especially when my head hurts. Frito
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Post by Sidney on Jan 20, 2010 23:36:06 GMT -5
I cannot find the thread you are talking about. I just went ahead and modified my posts to the threads you requested. I can't keep track of all the mold threads anymore, especially when my head hurts. Frito Trust me I so understand. It's hard to keep track of all the mold stuff, so thanks for doing that.
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Post by ppy18 on Jan 23, 2010 18:36:53 GMT -5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- got my natural link mold lab results back. don't know what it means but here they are
aureobasidium pullulans 33% non sporulating 33% penicillium decumbens 33%
back hurts too much to look into what that means right now. will do some checking tomorrow or maybe monday
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Post by Sidney on Jan 23, 2010 20:23:23 GMT -5
Kelly is in pain, and that probably accounts for her writing Pro-Labs instead of the Natural Link Mold Lab which is where she sent her petri dish and from which she received the results.
More new species....blows my mind.
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Post by bannanny on Feb 17, 2010 16:19:04 GMT -5
Got an email from Dr. Abbott today... it made me feel a bit more at ease anyway about the Chaetomium. Hi Robin:
Sorry for not responding more quickly, crazy week...
I have been meaning to gather some information about Chaetomium for you. It is a mold I have worked with a lot and know well, so I can prepare some notes and forward some articles. There are some species known to be opportunistic pathogens and some known to produce toxins. Most of the time we run into Chaetomium as a contaminant in water damaged buildings. It is a common colonizer of cellulose containing material, especially wood and paper, so it starts to grow in homes on the building materials once moisture is present. The spores of Chaetomium are remarkably resistant and durable in the environment, but they are certainly not indestructible. I do not believe there is any truth to the statement that they cannot be burned, and we are certainly able to kill the spores in an autoclave. For building remediation, Chaetomium is handled in the same manner as other molds such as Stachybotrys (i.e., within containments the physically damaged and moldy materials physically removed and the air filtered through HEPA filters to remove aerosolized spores)... Anyway, I will get some more info to you later in the week, but I wanted to at least write to let you know I am working on it... Talk to you again soon.
Seanhugs ~~ bannanny
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Post by jeany on Feb 17, 2010 17:02:17 GMT -5
Got an email from Dr. Abbott today... it made me feel a bit more at ease anyway about the Chaetomium. Hi Robin:
Sorry for not responding more quickly, crazy week...
I have been meaning to gather some information about Chaetomium for you. It is a mold I have worked with a lot and know well, so I can prepare some notes and forward some articles. There are some species known to be opportunistic pathogens and some known to produce toxins. Most of the time we run into Chaetomium as a contaminant in water damaged buildings. It is a common colonizer of cellulose containing material, especially wood and paper, so it starts to grow in homes on the building materials once moisture is present. The spores of Chaetomium are remarkably resistant and durable in the environment, but they are certainly not indestructible. I do not believe there is any truth to the statement that they cannot be burned, and we are certainly able to kill the spores in an autoclave. For building remediation, Chaetomium is handled in the same manner as other molds such as Stachybotrys (i.e., within containments the physically damaged and moldy materials physically removed and the air filtered through HEPA filters to remove aerosolized spores)... Anyway, I will get some more info to you later in the week, but I wanted to at least write to let you know I am working on it... Talk to you again soon.
Seanhugs ~~ bannanny Hi Bannanny, I'm glad Dr.Abbott is so helpful..seems to be a nice guy and I truly hope he can help you and possibly many of us others too! Jeany
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Post by bannanny on Feb 21, 2010 22:03:48 GMT -5
Yep... he's not just out to help me either, he's out to help us all!
love ya ~~ bannanny
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Post by ruth on Feb 22, 2010 23:06:57 GMT -5
thanks for checking with him nan, keeps my hope up!
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Post by bannanny on Feb 25, 2010 17:36:35 GMT -5
I sent him some more info regarding the amber webs and got a reply (which I also just posted on my "amber webs again" thread. Here's what he said... Hi Robin,
These pics came through fine this time. I am not sure about the amber fibers, but we can analyze these for you if you wish. We would perform a microscopic examination, and you can collect the material in a small zip-lock bag to send to the lab. Cost for micro exam is $30. We would be able to determine if these are insect/spider related materials and whether the amber color and fibers have any fungal elements.
The more I think about your Chaetomium question, the more I wonder if there is more environmental involvement with mold rather that infectious disease. While some Chaetomium species have been reported as infectious agents, others have been shown to produce mycotoxins. We should seriously think about environmental surveys homes of Morg patients... More on this after I think about a protocol for testing...
SeanSo I replied back telling him I would send him some of the webs either in a zip lock or in the dish Sid sent me. I'm waiting to see which he prefers I do. I also told him about what all's involved in morgs that's been identified thru research thus far. Anyway, as always I'll keep you posted whenever I hear anything from him. He really is a great guy... I'm glad we have him on our side! love ya's ~~ bannanny
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Post by Sidney on Feb 25, 2010 23:58:45 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing, Bannanny! Good to know he's still involved.
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Post by bannanny on Feb 26, 2010 20:40:45 GMT -5
Oh yeah Sid... he's still involved. He's been looking into things about our molds and studying alot I guess in between all the other work he does! He really is a great guy. I emailed him yesterday and told him you'd sent me another dish and asked if he wanted me to put the webs in it and send them to him that way. I heard back from him today and here's what he said... Hi Robin:
I think I would prefer to get the web-like sample in a zip-lock bag so that we can do a microscopic examination, rather than a culture plate. I think we will be able to see the fiber morphology best that way to determine what they might be... Hope you have a good weekend.
SeanSo that's what I'll do as soon as more appear, which shouldn't take long at all... since I doubt anything's gonna change drastically around here! ;D big hugs ~~ bannanny
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Post by glennb on Mar 2, 2010 14:25:54 GMT -5
RE: slime mold, just wanted to mention when using the f-scan (rife therapy) I get a very strong positive response for slime mold
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Post by Sidney on Mar 2, 2010 23:41:49 GMT -5
GlennB, not sure what kind of machine you're using.
Is it a Rife? I don't have a Rife, but I would like to know your settings.
Thanks.
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Post by bannanny on Mar 5, 2010 18:44:50 GMT -5
Yeah... I'm thinkin there's slime mold of some form involved in morgs. Don't think it's a normal one tho... I think it's an altered form. I think everythings becoming altered these days... especially my brain!
I just sent an email to Dr. Hildy with pics of my culture growth asking her what she thinks about it. Reason being, Doraisabel told me she told her she has an idea about what's causing it all. So when (and if) I hear back from her about it, I'll let you know what she thinks.
hugs ~~ bannanny
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Post by kammy on Mar 13, 2010 4:34:58 GMT -5
Don't know which thread to put this on?... Feel free to move it, if necessary.
I am wondering which fungi Dr. Abbott's lab is NOT testing for so I asked Banny in a PM to ask Dr. Abbott if he tested for these:
Can you ask Dr. Abbott if he tests for Pythium or Rhinosporidium?
I asked, here's what he said...
Hi 'Banny': The current method of culture used in this project cannot isolate these organisms. Rhinosporidium is a protozoan parasite (not a fungus). Pythium is a fungus, but does not grow on routine laboratory medium...
More soon... (I’m out of the lab this week teaching in Dallas...)
Sean
I was also wondering if any of you that have been treating yourselves for fungal infections are getting better?
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Post by bannanny on Mar 13, 2010 19:55:33 GMT -5
You didn't have to change my name to banny in his email to me kam! Everyone here knows I'm Robin... and that's fine by me! But thanks for the consideration! Ruth also asked me to ask him about mycobacteria which I did, but I'll leave it up to her if she wants to post what he said. I'm not taking any anti fungals kammy, just NAC, Vit C, Calm Magnesium, Folic Acid, buffer ph, Chlorophyll, and wormwood right now. I also wanted to let you guys know that on Monday I'll be sending Dr. Abbott 2 separate baggies he wants to look at. One with the amber webs in it and another with the gel shards I can roll out of my hands in it. He's gonna look at them under his scope for bacteria/fungi, etc. I'll let you know what he sees the minute I get his findings ok? I just read on glennb's new thread about the Dicty talked about by Jan and it's very interesting to me. It sounds about right too! Check it out if you haven't yet... lymebusters.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rash&action=display&thread=13652love ya's ~~ bannanny
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Post by ruth on May 10, 2010 12:28:39 GMT -5
Sample Identification: Urine; Bulk sample; 04-12-2010 Mycobacterium ID Mycobacterium: None Detected < 10 CFU/mL Comments: • No Mycobacterium were detected based on selective media, staining reactions, and morphology. • Sensitivity: 1 CFU/plate = 10 CFU/mL • See Summary Table (23233-R01A).
Sample Identification: Cheek swab; Settle Plate; 04-12-2010 Fungi Isolated Plate Count (CFU/plate) Geomyces pannorum 1 TOTAL 1 Summary of Findings: • Dominant fungi isolated on sample: Geomyces pannorum. • No yeasts detected on sample. • Sensitivity: 1 CFU/plate. • See Summary Table (23233-R02A).
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Post by ruth on May 10, 2010 12:31:18 GMT -5
from the beginning, i have been looking at geomyces. the stuff that's taking down the bats.
it appears i do not have candida..............but GEOMYCES
now i feel like i am getting somewhere!!!!
has anyone else sent in a cheek swab and gotten results?
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Post by jeany on May 10, 2010 14:30:58 GMT -5
Ruth, your type of fungus is related to the bat fungus Geomyces also found in permafrost soils in the antarctic. Some here don't believe our disease and other new emerging plant and animal diseases may have something to do with global warming, ancient viruses, fungi and bacteria got loose..well..personally I do believe it's part of it.
Jeany
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