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Research Chronic Bacterial Pathogenesis Dr. Ehrlich and his lab are interested in how chronic bacterial pathogens persist in the face of antimicrobial therapy and the innate and adaptive host responses. To understand this complex phenomenon, Dr. Ehrlich promulgated the rubric of “bacterial plurality,” which embodies the concept that chronic pathogens display enormous heterogeneity at many […]

The biofilm formed by Borrelia burgdorferi (the Lyme disease spirochete) is a highly complex, multi-layered protective structure. FEMS Microbiology Letters Rather than existing merely as a simple cluster of bacteria, a Borrelia biofilm operates as a organized micro-community embedded within a self-produced matrix known as an Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS). PMC The complexity of a Lyme biofilm spans several distinct biological and biochemical

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment open access to scientific and medical research   Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease Rosalie Greenberg, MD   Dear editor I read with great interest the article by Bransfield,¹ wherein the author reviewed potential contributors to and manifestations of heightened loss of control in Lyme disease patients. As a child

[I would add I feel that Babesia and Bartonella infections add to risk, but LL MDs typically lag behind regarding these serious infections. Time is limited in a busy company.] The Research Of A Top World Psychiatrist, Robert Bransfield Contributors To Violence Suicidality Sudden abrupt mood swings Explosive anger Paranoia Anhedonia Hypervigilance Exaggerated startle Disinhibition

This is a mere drop in a 28-page bucket of studies. Bransfield RC. Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 2018;14:693–713. doi:10.2147/NDT.S155143. Fallon BA, Madsen T, Erlangsen A, Benros ME. Lyme borreliosis and associations with mental disorders and suicidal behavior: a nationwide Danish cohort study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2021;178(10):921–931. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20091347.