Seven things you probably didn ’ t know about IBS
To an impressive degree, irritable bowel syndrome, IBS, vividly illustrates what consuming wheat and grains do to the human body, as well as the myriad effects of factors such as GMOs containing glyphosate and Bt toxin, veggies and fruits with herbicides and pesticides, water “purified” with awful chemicals such as chloramine (MUCH longer lasting than chlorine in the body and environment), and commonly prescribed drugs like Protonix, Prilosec, and other stomach acid-suppressing drugs. You may already know that many people obtain relief from IBS symptoms just by banishing wheat and grains from their diet. But so...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates autoimmune bowel flora dysbiosis gluten-free grain-free grains IBS Inflammation prebiotic probiotic small intestinal wheat belly Source Type: blogs

Answer to Case 437
Answer:BlastocystisspeciesI had posed the question about nomenclature to see how labs are currently reporting this parasite when it is identified in stool specimens by microscopic examination.Originally, onlyB. hominiswas thought to infect humans, while other species infected other animals. However, we now know that humans can be infected with the same organisms as many other hosts, and differentiation between these species is not possible by morphologic examination alone. Therefore,the most accurate way to report this organism when observed in human stool specimens is "Blastocystissp. "rather than "Blastocystis hominis" ....
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - March 6, 2017 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs

Answer to Case 294
Answer:  Blastocystis hominisThanks to everyone who wrote in with the response - you were all correct.  Blastocystis is most commonly present in stool as cysts (vacuolated forms/central-body forms) which contain a large central body similar to a vacuole and up to 4 peripheral nuclei.  As mentioned by Florida Fan, they range in size from 5 to 20 (or even 30) micrometers in diameter, although the usual range is 8-10 micrometers.There were a number of comments/questions about the Blastocystis subtype and how that might be linked to the patient's symptoms. At this time, the role of this protozoan parasite as a h...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - March 2, 2014 Category: Pathologists Source Type: blogs

Sign up: SMBE Satellite Mtg. on Eukaryotic-Omics 4/29-5/2 at #UCDavis
Going to be good: Eukaryotes | SMBE Satellite Meeting on Eukaryotic -Omics - April 29 to May 2, UC Davis Conference Center No bias here - given that it is organized by Holly Bik in my lab and it is at UC Davis. The lineup of speakers is great and the topic is timely.  So sign up  ... Speakers: Rachel AdamsUC BerkeleyGroundtruthing next-gen sequencing for microbial ecology: is beta diversity robust to errors in pyrosequencing? Nicholas A. BokulichUC DavisRegional Patterns in Grape Fungal Consortia Define Wine Fermentation Communities Sara BrancoUC BerkeleyFungi at a small-scale: spatial zonation of fungal ass...
Source: The Tree of Life - March 13, 2013 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs