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I am very excited, despite the fact I am infected with a parasite. For those who do not follow my work, I have isolated a parasitic microbe from mucus contained in diarrhea. I checked it under the microscope, and discovered a very strange species of apicomplexan parasite, that did not match any morphological description in any image data base I have checked.
I recorded and experimented with the microbe for months, to establish it's mode of infectivity. It appears to infect mast cells. So I had just sent the sample to a lab for mtDNA cytochrome oxidase sequence barcode, which makes it easy to cross reference a massive gene data base, for identification. The result: unknown. So far anyway. They tested it for fungal references and turned up negative. I am waiting for more comprehensive results.
My studies have indicated there are others with more sever symptoms than mine, who have a variation of this same bug! This type of bug is documented as being in the human food-chain. There are thousands of species, and many are still very unknown to scientists. Considering the problem of malaria, I think more focus should be placed at finding out if humans are carrying these bugs. Microw
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feelfit
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Congrats Microw,
I told you that you would be instrumental in discovering something with your work. Pls keep us updated.
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Pinelady
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Great. I hope you get to name it too.
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