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Cysts, Granular forms and corkscrew forms are examples of a spirochetal life cycle
Cystic spirochetal forms are not Just Resting - they are agents of nerve injury
Pathology studies have yielded the following :
1. Borrelia spirochetes in corkscrew form can be
seen in cultures of Alzheimer Autopsy brain
(MacDonald JAMA 1986,
Miklossy 1993 ,1994 )

2. Borrelia spirochetes in corkscrew form are
demonstrated by Monoclonal antibodies in
Alzheimer Autopsy brain.
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3.  Borrelia spirochetes in Granular form are
demonstrated in the GVB hippocampal lesions of
Alzheimer's. (See Poster presentation ICAD
2006)
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4. Borrelia spirochetes in Cystic form are
demonstrated in the Alzheimer plaques, and are
demonstrated  within Pyramidal neurons of the
Hippocampus. (  See In Situ DNA Images)
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5. Whole brain DNA digests of Alzheimer brain tissue
demonstrate Borrelia specific DNA sequences of
Flagellin B spirochetal DNA. (See Transfection DNA
Borrelia to Human chromosome 11q data)  
    
Cystic forms and Corkscrew forms interconvert
Borrelia burgdorferi Cystic forms from the Studies of Dr Brorson with Acridine orange
Discussion
of Cystic
Spirochetes as links
to
Pick bodies
Lewy bodies
ALS Spherical
Bodies
Alzheimer Plaque
s
Cystic Borrelia - Compare Dr Brorson's Cyst forms with internal Filaments with Drs Alban and Nelson's
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Link to Medical
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Website
--Transfection DNA - first report of
Borrelia to Human Transfection with 7
patients showing Flagellin B DNA
inserts in Human Chromosome 11q
site
--Plaques of Alzheimer's derived from
Cysts of Borrelia by In Situ DNA
hybridization evidence
--Cyst forms of Borrelia as Unifying
concept for
Parkinson';s , ALS, Pick's, and other
Tauopathies
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Cystic borrelia in Alzheimer Autopsy Brain tissues
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from Spirochetal
Hieroglyphics file
Poster presentations
at ICAD2006 Madrid
Spain  [[3
IMAGES]]---DOUBLE
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Images of Borrelia
Spirochetes cultured from
Alzheimer autopsy brain  
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Lyme disease in Spinal
fluid at Stony Brook Med
Ctr followed 8 years later
by death from
Alzheimer's - case study
Spirochetal  Forms ( Cystic and
Filamentous)inside nerve cells in Alzheimer
Hippocampus tissue
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Cystic spirochete at 7 oclock,  Conventional corkscrew forms (2)
OneClickGroup LINK to
FULL TEXT Medical
Hypotheses Paper on
LIFE CYCLE FOR
Borrelia SPIROCHETES
Researcher Biography Alan B. MacDonald MD
on the
Alzforum website Click Here
Corkscrew shaped
spirochetes are only
one of the possible
forms that Borrelia may
assume: Namely
--Cystic forms
--Granular Forms (so
called "coccoid ")
--L forms
--"Bleb" forms  and
-- "Ring "forms
also are present in
tissues infected with
Borrelia
Cyst form of Borrelia
invades a nerve cell
in Alzheimer's Disease
Ring Forms are part of the Morphologic Diversity of Spirochetes - Borrelia and Treponema both demonstrate ring forms
Spirochete stained with Silver from Brain of baby who Died from SIDS - Sudden Infant death Syndrome
Non coiled and Straightened borrelia in Fetal Brain in Sudden  Infant Death Syndrome SIDS
Dr Warthin ( inventor of the
Warthin Starry silver stain for
spirochetes) Professor Univ of
Michigan Med School All of the
variations of Spirochetes
demonstrated - EXCEPT - Cyst
forms are not in this TABLE
Double Click to see
Enlarged Warthin
Grid
Bibliography of literature
on Cystic Forms of
Spirochetes - Click here
Ring form
of  Borrelia
burgdorferi
Spirochetes inside
of nerve cells
Harvard McLean
Hospital Brain
Bank tissue
Images - used in
Molecular
Interrogation
study for DNA of
Borrelia          
Alzheimer Disease
hippocampal
neurons
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e
Video of Borrelia  spirochetal L form
Click to see motile spirochete in spinal
fluid from Alzheimer patient  
Concurrent Neocortical Borreliosis and
Alzheimer's disease - Human Pathology
1987
Concurrent Neocortical Borreliosis and
Alzheimer's disease - II- Demonstration
of a Spirochetal Cyst Form - Annals of
the New York Academy of Sciences
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1987 and 1989 papers on
Concurrent Neocortical Borreliosis and
Alzheimer's
Borrelia and Alzheimer's
disease Lecture With all
powerpoint slides -Philadelphia
2005 ILADS National Scientific
Meeting -Click HERE  
Gestational Lyme Borreliosis article from
Rheum Clinics N America - Click
Pregnancy
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---Diversity of
Borrelia
Photos
Photo essay
and quiz
Identify Borrelia -Atypical
Forms - 3 examples
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Transfusion of Blood - Risk of
Borrelia infection
Powerpoint slide show
- 72 images
"Borrelia and Dementia, Medical
Hypothesis"
Columbia LDA National Scientific
Meeting,
Philadelphia , Penn
October 20, 2006
Images - Click here - Adobe format
Analysis of Pathology of Alzheimer's disease
under the microscope - with connections
established to DNA of Borrelia burgdorferi
Flagellin DNA - Specifically staining Alzheimer
plaques and GVB of Alzheimer's hippocampal
neurons. Neurofibrillary Tangles derived from
intraneuronal infection by Borrelia in the
model of SSPE dementia with Alzheimer's
tangles in a childhood viral infection dementia.
Borrelia Cystic form---
DNA In Situ Hybridization
method for staining-
Autopsy Case study-

Diffuse Lewy body Dementia
--Click here to view
Paper #5 Medical
Hypotheses --
Alzheimer's Neuroborreliosis
with Trans synaptic Spread of
 Infection and Neurofibrillary
tangles derived from
intraneuronal spirochetes
Click here for Abstract
"invasion of human
neuronal and glial cells by
an infectious Strain of
Borrelia burgdorferi
Microbes and Infection
In press Sept
2006
Images of infected
cells with Annotations -
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Trans-synaptic transmission
of Neuroborreliosis- Related
articles - Results of Pubmed
Search--------Click here
The file contains embedded links
for each of the listed articles - just
touch the  Author's name with
your mouse cursor  above the Title
of the article  -and Click =to read
the Pubmed abstract
Tissue definitions of Alzheimer
disease and their spirochetal
correlates     Click here
Alzheimer's Disease
Round areas of Injury in
brain tissue are called
Plaques
click here to see
Alzheimer plaques
Comparison of
Alzheimer disease
Round Plaques
with
Tertiary Syphilis
Infection
of human Brain with
Round Plaques
Identical to Alzheimer
Round plaques
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Round Plaques in
Syphilis Brain
Round areas of brain injury [
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are called Plaques in two
Dementia conditions
1. Alzheimer's disease
2. Syphilis ( General Paresis)
Rounded profiles of
Spirochetes
(i.e.) CYSTIC forms cause
the Plaques
Syphilis Plaques Match
Alzheimer plaques slick
here
Both plaques in Brain are
caused by Spirochetal infection
Borrelia - 3 forms
Cystic (Round) , corkscrew
( spiral) and granular (dot)
Borrelia DNA
inside of
Alzheimer
Plaques
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MANY
PROFILES OF
BORRELIA CLICK
HERE
TO SEE ATLAS
Click here for Dr P.
Collart manuscript (in
French) illustration of
Granular and Cystic
forms of Treponema
Pallidum Biology of
syphilis
in French
Granular forms of Treponema
spirochetes are dot-like particles
which can regenerate the entire
corkscrew shaped forms
Click here to see granular forms
Granules
are
or variable size
Some are small and
other granules are large
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Infectious Alzheimer's - Discussion of
evidence from Animal inoculation studies
Nature magazine November 2006
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here for link to the article
cell wall deficient
forms of Borrelia
burgdorferi
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here to see images
Borrelia burgdorferi
motile spirochetes in
a Laboratory culture
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Research papers (6)--Click here
Medical Hypotheses - Draft versions with images
obtain all 6 papers in one  PDF File
Granular (dotlike)
spirochetal
forms are the spirochetal
equivalent of Merozoites
Dot like forms
of Malaria Parasites are called
Merozoites (see position #26)
These are the smallest form of
the
Malaria parasite- Note the
diverse
forms which malaria parasites
demonstrate - in a Life Cycle
In like manner
the diverse forms of
Borrelia spirochetes
Spiral/corkscrew, granular
dot,  Cysts and L forms
constitute a Life cycle
Video of
Alzheimer's due
to Infection
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Video
Website Statement of Purpose
Why are there so many
Images and So Little Text ??
Click Here to Read Statement
NonCoiled Borrelia
spirochetes  in Skin Click
HERE
Biopsies of Erythema
Migrans from 1983
Berger et al
Sample Tissue
Histopathology reports
for detection of
Spirochetes
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Borrelia Attack Models
Lecture May 19 2007
University of New Haven
Images from Powerpoint
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Click Here for Images
of Biofilms of Borrelia
burgdorferi
Biofilms of Borrelia
burgdorferi in human
tissue -An
Explanation of
microbial persistence
in the Human host >
Chronic Lyme
borreliosis is a biofilm
infection
Counter
Biofilms of Borrelia
burgdorferi
Lecture -
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Lecture and images

July 7,2008
University of New Haven
Click here for full text and
graphics
2008 Paper - "Persisting
atypical and cystic forms of
Borrelia burgdorferi and local
inflammation in Lyme
Neuroborreliosis"
Dr. Judith Miklossy and
colleagues
Granular forms of Treponema
spirochetes are dot-like particles
which can regenerate the entire
corkscrew shaped forms
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Granular forms of Treponema
spirochetes are dot-like particles
which can regenerate the entire
corkscrew shaped forms
Click here to see granular forms
Granular forms of Treponema
spirochetes are dot-like particles
which can regenerate the entire
corkscrew shaped forms
Click here for images
Click here for Transfection Click here for 1995
Publication describing Borrelia DNA transfected to
Human chromosome 11qpublication
Transfection (Lateral DNA transfer)
Borrelia to Human Alzheimer DNA
Data
Click here for case 1 of 7
Lateral DNA Transfer Articles
and Monograph
lick here for review article

Click here for article on    
mechanisms of DNA transfer
Biofilms of Borrelia Burgdorferi in
Chronic Cutaneous Borreliosis
American Journal of Clinical
Pathology 2008
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Cases 2,3,4,5,6,7
Links to NCBI database files
DQ188100.1
DQ188101.1
DQ188102.1
DQ188103.1
DQ188104.1
DQ188105.1
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Alzheimer/Borrelia Molecular
Interrogation project 1985
Quality controls and
experimental protocol

Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
of PCR products
DNA extracts - fresh Alzheimer
disease autopsy Hippocampus
slices obtained from Harvard
Medical School McLean Hospital
Brain Bank
Primate model of
laboratory controlled
Borrelia burgdorferi
infection
with recovery of Flagellin
b DNA in autopsy brain
and other organs   
Click
click for PCR primers and Products from
Alzheimer brain

Click for Miklossy's commentary on
Spirochetes and Alzheimer's
and for more click here
DIVERSE FORMS OF
BORRELIA
-  AN OVERVIEW
Blebs of Borrelia burgdorferi
contain DNA - an Electron Microscopic
study   1989 Scanning Electron
Microscopy
Membrane bound vesicles separate from
the outer surface membrane contain
linear and circular plasmids
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