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Posted by sunnymalibu (Member # 9586) on :

I've posted a link to a blog that someone wrote. He stated that biofilm is made of calcium, magnssium and iron. I've also posed an article that lactoferrin binds to iron so bacteria can't use it.

http://www.survivalandpreparednessforum.com/showthread.php?2640-Lyme-s-disease-is-spreading&p=34495

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22433582

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactoferrin