Kermit Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Have there ever been cases in which a thermophilic bacteria was able to invade a host organism, trigger a fever, and multiply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 Guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tejaswini Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 i don't know about thermophilic bacteria but there is this asian tape worm which is supposed to be thermophilic, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPK Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I doubt it. Thermophiles usually don't grow well at human body temperature (as their name implies). All pathogens (I think!) are mesophiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dttom Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Have there ever been cases in which a thermophilic bacteria was able to invade a host organism, trigger a fever, and multiply? I don't think so, thermophiles usually live in places where higher than 45 degree celcius, I think the human body is not a suitable host for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE V Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 There are several bacteria that produce thermophillic spores that can survive over 100C but their optimal growth temperatures of the active growing bacteria is usually within the mesophillic range. However species where there optimal log growth is above 45C are quite rare and are not known to be pathgenic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindtaker Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 As far as I know no thermophiles are pathogenic to humans. I would guess that is probably because of the evolutionary circumstances that humans lived in versus the thermophiles. Just think of how many humans have survived by swimming in very hot (and sometimes acidic) places, like Yellowstone's geysers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 There are several bacteria that produce thermophillic spores that can survive over 100C but their optimal growth temperatures of the active growing bacteria is usually within the mesophillic range. However species where there optimal log growth is above 45C are quite rare and are not known to be pathgenic. Spores don't propagate and can't be thermophilic per definitionem. They are thermo tolerant, however Regarding thermophilic pathogens, thermophilic Campylobacter species comes to my mind there are also some clostridia that have been classified as thermophilic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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