tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574140332407591967.post6498762243324054879..comments2023-02-16T07:34:33.137-08:00Comments on Spirochetes Unwound: A flawed study claiming prevention of Lyme spirochete infection with topical antibioticsMicrobe Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00832169199776258021noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574140332407591967.post-59693956866124292302011-09-29T01:17:52.036-07:002011-09-29T01:17:52.036-07:00I'm perplexed that the study even got publishe...I'm perplexed that the study even got published without a basic description of some of the key materials used in the experiments. As you mentioned, there's the question of which Bb strain they used for the tick inoculations. There's also the question of which ticks they used. I assume it was <i>Ixodes</i>, but which <i>Ixodes</i> species? <i>I. scapularis</i>? <i>I. ricinus</i>?<br /><br />That tick antifreeze post was accidental. I plan to post the final version within the next few days. I hope to post something about the Wormser study by early next week.Microbe Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832169199776258021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574140332407591967.post-32235418676828922302011-09-28T12:15:32.445-07:002011-09-28T12:15:32.445-07:00Thank you for posting about this study. When I fir...Thank you for posting about this study. When I first read an article which mentioned it, the full text was not yet available online via Pubmed. <br /><br />Now that I've read what you've posted and the full text, I am looking at it and wondering about which strain of Bb was in the ticks that fed on mice. They state the injection inoculated mice were given low passage N40, but there is no indication what the ticks had. It makes a difference.<br /><br />I find it odd, too, that there weren't more infected mice in the placebo group.<br /><br />Two questions:<br />You had a post in my RSS reader that was about tick antifreeze but it disappeared. What happened to it?<br /><br />How soon will you write about the Wormser topical abx study? I have questions about that one.Camp Otherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224408965529778101noreply@blogger.com