Bacteria lurking in blood could be culprit in countless diseases

[antares4141]

https://www.newscientist.com/articl...blood-could-be-culprit-in-countless-diseases/

 

[cman89]

I dont disagree. The question is how much and how severe....

 

[antares4141]

I dont disagree. The question is how much and how severe....

Blood has always been considered free from microbes, because bacteria don’t grow when it is put in a culture dish. But recent DNA sequencing methods reveal that each millilitre of blood in fact contains around 1000 bacterial cells.

These bacteria are usually dormant. But they can be revived when iron becomes available in the blood, and begin secreting lipopolysaccharides (LPS) – molecules on their cell walls that are recognised by the immune system and stimulate inflammation.

 

[frog_in_the_fog]

Now for something really scary, the evolution of bacteria.​

 

[ScottTriGuy]

Now for something really scary, the evolution of bacteria.​

Yikes!