Bacteria

Although there are 191 described species of pseudomonas, these infectious species flourish in hospital environments. They are a particular problem in this environment since it is the second most common infection in hospitalized patients (nosocomial infections). This pathogenesis might be due to the wide range of protein secretion systems in these bacteria.

P. syringae is a prolific plant pathogen, many of which demonstrate a high degree of host plant specificity. There are numerous other Pseudomonas species that can act as plant pathogens. Although not strictly a plant pathogen, P. tolaasii can be a major agricultural problem as it can cause bacterial blotch of cultivated mushrooms. Similarly, P. agarici can cause drippy gill in cultivated mushrooms.

An article published in the journal Scientific American in 2008 showed Pseudomonas may be the most common nucleator of ice crystals in clouds. This makes them extremely important in the formation of snow and rain around the world so exposure to some strains may be acquired simply by breathing!

Certain members of the Pseudomonas genus have been applied to cereal seeds or applied directly to soils as a way of preventing the growth or establishment of crop pathogens. This practice is generically referred to as biocontrol, using one organism to control the effects of another. This is considered as harmless as having a dog protect your property, but the genetic imprint of the Pseudomonas on foods we eat can leave an energetic marker that allows it to become more easily pathogenic in our body.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Psudomonas genus as well as catalase, oxidization, pyoverdine, pyocyanin, thioquinolobactin, di-2,4-diacetylfluoroglucylmethane and phenazine.

Mycoplasma species are the smallest free-living organisms known on the planet. Mycoplasmal organisms are usually associated with mucosal surfaces, residing extracellularly in the respiratory and urogenital tracts. They rarely penetrate the submucosa, except in the case of immunosuppression or instrumentation, when they may invade the bloodstream and disseminate to different organs and tissues throughout the body.

Unlike viruses, Mycoplasmas can grow in tissue fluids (blood, joint, heart, chest and spinal fluids) and inside any living tissue cell without killing the cells, as most normal bacteria and viruses will do. Mycoplasmas are frequently found in the oral and genito-urinary tracts of normal healthy people and are found to infect females four times more often than males. This is the same incidence rate as rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue and other related disorders.

Mycoplasmas are parasitic in nature. They attach to specific cells without killing the cells and thus their infection process and progress can go undetected. In some people the attachment of mycoplasmas to the host cell acts like a living thorn; a persistent foreign substance, causing the host's immune defense mechanism to wage war. This allergic type of inflammation often results in heated, swollen, and painful inflamed tissues, like those found in rheumatoid diseases, fibromyalgia and many other autoimmune disorders like lupus and MS, Crohn's and others. In such cases the immune system begins attacking itself and/or seemingly healthy cells. Some species of mycoplasmas also have the unique ability to completely evade the immune system. Once they attach to a host cell in the body, their unique plasma and protein coating can then mimic the cell wall of the host cell and the immune system cannot differentiate the mycoplasma from the body's own host cell.

Mycoplasmas are also parasitic in nature (referred to as mollicutes) because they rely on the nutrients found in host cells including cholesterol, amino acids, fatty acids and even DNA. They especially thrive in cholesterol rich and arginine-rich environments. Mycoplasmas can generally be found in the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. They need cholesterol for membrane function and growth, and there is an abundance of cholesterol in the bronchial tubes of the respiratory tract. Once attached to a host cell, they begin competing for nutrients inside the host cells. As nutrients are depleted, these host cells can begin to malfunction, or even change normal functioning of the cell, causing a chain reaction with other cells (especially within the immune and endocrine systems). Mycoplasmas can even cause RNA and DNA mutation of the host cells and have been linked to certain cancers for this reason. Mycoplasmas can also invade and live inside host cells which evade the immune system, especially white blood cells. Once inside a white blood cell, mycoplasmas can travel throughout the body and even cross the blood/brain barrier into the central nervous system and spinal fluid.

Mycoplasma species are often found in research laboratories as contaminants in cell culture. Mycoplasmas may induce cellular changes, including chromosome aberrations, changes in metabolism and cell growth.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Mycoplasma genus, as well as mollicutes, tryptophan, arginine, peptidoglycan, sterols, cholesterol.

Mycobacteria are common in normal soils and natural water supplies. People frequently encounter these bacteria in the normal course of their lives. Mycobacteria are a large group of bacteria with nearly a hundred different species. However, only a few are of medical importance. These include: Mycobacterium tuberculosis which causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae which causes leprosy, and a group known as atypical mycobacteria or non-tuberculosus mycobacteria (or NTM), which cause a variety of skin, lung, and other infections. The following list focuses on non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM).

Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium kansasii, and Mycobacterium fortuitum complex cause most of NTM infections in humans. Other NTM species rarely cause infection, despite their prevalence in the environment. For example, Mycobacterium gordonae infections are rare, even though this organism is in most tap water in the United States.

• M. tuberculosis complex (TB) is one of the most common and deadly infectious diseases in the world.
• Mycobacterium leprae causes Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and mucous membranes.
• M. avium-intracellulaire complex (MAC), found worldwide, has become one of the most common infections in patients with AIDS. It typically starts in the lungs and spreads throughout the body.
• M. kansasii most frequently causes lung infections, it has increased prevalence in the South, especially Texas and Florida.
• M. abscessus may infect implants, such as pacemakers.
• M. chelonae may cause post-surgical infections in artificial heart valves and prosthetic implants.
• M. fortuitum may cause post-surgical infections.
• M. xenopi is found in hot water systems often as a contaminant.
• M. scrofulaceum may cause cervical adenitis (infection of the lymph nodes in the neck), especially in children.
• M. marinum, found in fresh and salt water, aquariums and swimming pools; infects through breaks in the skin and may cause persistent sores. Found worldwide and often associated with AIDS.
• M. ulcerans, endemic in the tropics, causes large lesions or ulcers and is the 3rd most common mycobacterial infection in healthy people.
• M. intermedium very rarely causes skin and pulmonary infections in immunosuppressed people.
• M. malmoense is more common in U.K., northern Europe but uncommon in U.S.
• M. haemophilum, rarely isolated, requires specific growth factors for isolation.
• M. szulgai, rarely isolated, is not an environmental contaminant.
• M mucogenicum causes central venous catheter infections.
• M. gordonae is the most common NTM contaminant.
• M. mucogenicum, usually a contaminant, rarely causes central venous catheter infections.
• M. nonchromogenicum and M. terrae, usually a contaminant, can cause tenosynovitis (inflammation of the lining of the sheath that surrounds a tendon).
• M. immunogenum is rare and is associated with pseudo-outbreaks.
• M. genavense causes AIDS.
• M. avium subspecies paratuberculosis, causes Johne disease in cattle. Some people think it may cause Crohn's Disease and/or irritable bowel syndrome in people.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species and subspecies in the Mycobacterium genus.

Listeria can be found in soil, which can lead to vegetable contamination. Animals can also be carriers. Listeria has been found in uncooked meats, uncooked vegetables, some fruit like cantaloupes, unpasteurized milk, foods made from unpasteurized milk, and processed foods. Pasteurization and sufficient cooking kill Listeria; however, contamination may occur after cooking and before packaging. For example, meat-processing plants producing ready-to-eat foods, such as hot dogs and deli meats, must follow extensive sanitation policies and procedures to prevent Listeria contamination (that doesn't mean it always works, but they try). Listeria monocytogenes are commonly found in soil, stream water, sewage, plants, and food. Listeria are responsible for listeriosis, a rare but potentially lethal food-borne infection.

Listeriosis is a serious disease for humans; the overt form of the disease has a mortality rate greater than 25 percent. The two main clinical manifestations are sepsis and meningitis. Meningitis is often complicated by encephalitis, a pathology that is unusual for bacterial infections. Listeria ivanovii is a pathogen of mammals, specifically ruminants, and has rarely caused listeriosis in humans.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Listeria genus.

Leptospira are bacteria that can occupy diverse environments, habitats and life cycles. They are found throughout the world. High humidity and neutral (6.9-7.4) pH are essential for their survival in the environment, with stagnant water reservoirs - bogs, shallow lakes, ponds, puddles, etc. - being the natural habitat for the bacteria.

The most common pathogen within this genus causes leptospirosis in humans, mammals, birds and reptiles. Humans become infected through contact with water, food, or soil containing urine from these infected animals. This can happen by swallowing contaminated food or water, or through skin contact. The disease is not known to be spread from person to person and cases of bacterial dissemination in convalescence are extremely rare in humans. Leptospirosis is common among water-sport enthusiasts in specific areas as prolonged immersion in water is known to promote the entry of the bacteria. Surfers and whitewater paddlers are at especially high risk in areas that have been shown to contain the bacteria. They can contract the disease by swallowing contaminated water, splashing contaminated water into their eyes or nose, or exposing open wounds to infected water.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Leptospira genus, as well as lipopolysaccharides, toll-like receptor 2 gene, cytokines, blood leukocytes and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells., beta-oxidation, albumin, iron, HbpA hemin-binding protein and LipL41.

Legionella live within amoebae in the natural environment. Legionella species are the cause of the human Legionnaires' disease and the lesser form, Pontiac fever. Legionella transmission happens via aerosols — the inhalation of mist droplets containing the bacteria. Common sources include: cooling towers, swimming pools (especially in Scandinavian countries), domestic hot-water systems, fountains, and similar disseminators that tap into a public water supply. Natural sources of Legionella include freshwater ponds and creeks. Person-to-person transmission of Legionella has not been demonstrated.

Once inside a host, incubation may take up to two weeks. Initial symptoms are flu-like and include: fever, chills, and dry cough. Advanced stages of the disease cause problems with the gastrointestinal tract, the nervous system and typically lead to diarrhea and nausea. Another advanced symptoms can be pneumonia.

The disease is rarely a threat to healthy individuals and the more advanced, harmful symptoms usually only occur to those with a compromised immune system and the elderly. According to the journal, "Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology," hospital-acquired Legionella pneumonia has a fatality rate of 28% and the source is the water distribution system. Legionella does not grow well in water below 78F and above 124F. Ozone is also an extremely effective oxidiaing biocide for cooling towers, fountains and spas treatment.

In the United States, the disease affects between 8,000 to 18,000 individuals a year.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Legionella genus.

The natural habitat for Helicobacter is the stomach and upper digestive tract. Some species of Helicobacter have been found living in the lining of the upper gastrointestinal tract, as well as the liver of mammals and some birds. Helicobacter species are able to thrive in the acidic mammalian stomach by producing large quantities of the enzyme urease, which locally raises the pH from ~2 to a more biocompatible range of 6 to 7.

The most widely known species of the genus is H. pylori. Most people (over 80%) infected with H. pylori show no symptoms, so you could have it lurking and not know. Acute infection may appear as gastritis with abdominal pain (stomach ache) or nausea. When this develops into chronic gastritis, the symptoms, if present, are typically non-ulcer dyspepsia, bloating, belching and sometimes vomiting. Individuals infected with H. pylori have a 10 to 20% lifetime risk of developing peptic ulcers and a 1 to 2% risk of acquiring stomach cancer. Inflammation of the pyloric antrum is more likely to lead to duodenal ulcers, while inflammation of the corpus (body of the stomach) is more likely to lead to gastric ulcers and gastric carcinoma.

So how does a bacteria that can be found living in the stomach without causing any problems turn into something that can cause ulcers and lead to cancer? Dr. DeHaan has observed that stress and lack of dietary fiber are the main reasons that H. pylori turn into disease causing agents. Other germs, such as virus and bacteria can change the natural habitat for H. pylori and allow for issues as well. For example, go out to eat and get a touch of food poisoning, which disrupts the intestinal habitat. Then go to work and face some stressful issue. Suddenly you feel ulcer like symptoms because the H. pylori has become infectious. One of the best things you can do is take the IC-2 and eat lots of raw vegetables, make sure you include lots of raw cabbage!

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Helicobacter genus including urease and catalase.

The only known natural habitat for Haemophilus genus is the nasopharynx (upper respiratory). It has some species that are non-pathogenic (do not cause disease) and some that are very pathogenic. Some of the most important ones are listed below.

Haemophilus ducreyi causes the sexually transmitted disease chancroid, a major cause of genital ulceration in developing countries characterized by painful sores on the genitalia. Another early symptom is dark or light green shavings in excrement. Chancroid starts as an erythematous papular lesion that breaks down into a painful bleeding ulcer with a necrotic base and ragged edge.

Haemophilus influenzae are opportunistic pathogens; meaning they usually live in their host without causing disease, but cause problems only when other factors (such as a viral infection or reduced immune function) create an opportunity. Naturally-acquired disease caused by H. influenzae seems to occur in humans only. In infants and young children, H. influenzae type b (Hib) causes bacteremia, pneumonia, and acute bacterial meningitis. On occasion, it can cause cellulitis, osteomyelitis, epiglottitis, and infectious arthritis. Unencapsulated H. influenzae causes ear infections (otitis media), eye infections (conjunctivitis), and sinusitis in children. It is also associated with pneumonia.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Haemophilus genus, including the subtypes of influenzae a-f along with hemin, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, beta-lactamases.

COMPLIMENTARY: If you suspect the need to detoxify this bacteria, consider using our MMS/Citric Acid product along with this remedy. The MMS protocol supplies usable oxygen to help the body eliminate all germs and disease causing agents.

Francisella is a genus of pathogenic bacteria, also considered parasites of macrophages (white blood cells whose normal task is to engulf and then digest cellular debris and pathogens). The most notorious of the species is F. tularensis, which causes the disease tularemia.

Tularemia (also known as rabbit fever, deer fly fever, and Ohara's fever) is a serious infectious disease of several subspecies with varying degrees of virulence. The most important of those is F. tularensis tularensis (Type A), found in lagomorphs in North America, and is highly virulent in humans and domestic rabbits. F. tularensis palaearctica (Type B) occurs mainly in aquatic rodents (beavers, muskrats) in North America and in hares and small rodents in northern Eurasia. It is less virulent for humans and rabbits. The primary vectors are ticks and deer flies, but the disease can also be spread through other arthropods.

See Tularemia for more details.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Francisella genus and the subspecies of tularensis.

COMPLIMENTARY: If you suspect the need to detoxify this bacteria, consider using our MMS/Citric Acid product along with this remedy. The MMS protocol supplies usable oxygen to help the body eliminate all germs and disease causing agents.

Escherichia coli (commonly abbreviated E. coli) and related bacteria constitute about 0.1% of stomach flora. The fact that it was found in the colon is why it was called coli! Fecal-oral transmission is the major route through which pathogenic strains of the bacterium cause disease. Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes (refers to distinct variations within a subspecies of bacteria or viruses) can cause serious food poisoning in humans, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls. The harmless strains are part of the normal flora of the stomach and can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K2. They prevent the establishment of pathogenic bacteria within the intestine, yet certain species are human pathogens and the most common cause of urinary tract infections.

Virulent strains of E. coli can cause gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, and neonatal meningitis. In rare cases, virulent strains are also responsible for hemolytic-uremic syndrome, peritonitis, mastitis, septicemia and Gram-negative pneumonia.

This Quantum Formula antidotes the various species in the Escherichia genus, the many subspecies of E. coli, along with methanogens lactate, succinate, ethanol, acetate, carbon dioxide, pyruvic acid, formic acid, hydrogen, amino acids, oxygen, nitrate, dimethyl sulfoxide and trimethylamine N-oxide.