HEALTH Nose Pickers Rejoyce! Powerful New Bacteria Found in Yer Nose

[paul bunyan]

Original Article is from the Journal "Nature" and is available as an abstract for free
Wonderful Nose, Nares, Info To Follow:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v535/n7613/full/nature18634.html

Nature Article Human commensals (native friendly bugs ) producing a novel antibiotic impair pathogen colonization (in the nose/ nares)

• Alexander Zipperer, et al:
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Nature 535,511–516(28 July 2016)doi:10.1038/nature18634 Received 12 November 2015 Accepted 09 June 2016 Published online 27 July 2016 Article tools
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The vast majority of systemic bacterial infections are caused by facultative, often antibiotic-resistant, pathogens colonizing human body surfaces. Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus predisposes to invasive infection, but the mechanisms that permit or interfere with pathogen colonization are largely unknown. Whereas soil microbes are known to compete by production of antibiotics, such processes have rarely been reported for human microbiota.



We show that nasal Staphylococcus lugdunensis strains produce lugdunin, a novel thiazolidine-containing cyclic peptide antibiotic that prohibits colonization by Staph. aureus , and a rare example of a non-ribosomally synthesized bioactive compound from human-associated bacteria.



Lugdunin is bactericidal against major pathogens, effective in animal models, and not prone to causing development of resistance in S. aureus. Notably, human nasal colonization by S. lugdunensis was associated with a significantly reduced S. aureus carriage rate, suggesting that lugdunin or lugdunin-producing commensal bacteria could be valuable for preventing staphylococcal infections. Moreover, human microbiota should be considered as a source for new antibiotics.


Full article available by payment,,,heh

YMMV,
Nose pickers, Carry on!

PB

 

[Ordinary Girl]

Eww

 

[Blacknarwhal]

I had once heard that, if you wanted to avoid a cold, you should, every couple of weeks or so, pull out a live nose hair. It hurts for a bit, but it also stimulates repair functions and it helps reinforce this entry point.

 

[robinray649]

I just knew it couldn't me to blame for those potatoes I was having to pull out.

 

[shane]

I've got a whole collection of quotes on the good iodine does against virus's and bacteria, here's just one...

http://www.thyroidscience.com/reviews/derry/Derry.flu.iodine.9.19.09.pdf

"Iodine circulating in the blood is captured by many tissue sites and ends up in mucus secretions. The tissues
include thyroid and salivary glands, nasal secretions, stomach, and lungs. Collectively, these tissues and mucus
products contain free iodine which defends against invasion by bacteria and viruses."

I have not had a cold or flu in over 7 years of iodine mega dosing myself, along with another product, EPICOR,
so it's hard for me to say which one exactly does the most good. I won't ever leave home without them both.

- Shane