Persia Posted May 26, 2011 #1 Share Posted May 26, 2011 A newly described species of bacteria has joined the ranks of those of us who depend on caffeine for survival. The little microbe, Pseudomonas putida, uses specialized enzymes to break the precious compound into carbon dioxide and ammonia, scientists say. http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-05/newly-found-species-bacteria-thrives-caffeine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelCarbon Posted May 28, 2011 #2 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Also known as, ''Americans''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted May 28, 2011 #3 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Starbuckites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emin Posted May 28, 2011 #4 Share Posted May 28, 2011 this is why coffee goes bad if not refrigerated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted May 28, 2011 #5 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Not! It steals our precious! Also known as, ''Americans''. Hey! I... we... nevermind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXHellkittiesXx Posted May 28, 2011 #6 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I'm a bacteria that lives off of caffeine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taut Posted May 30, 2011 #7 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Also known as, ''Americans''. You took the words right out of my mouth!! LMAO! I was gonna say humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverOctavia Posted June 9, 2011 #8 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Coffee goes bad if not refrigerated? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal sage Posted June 10, 2011 #9 Share Posted June 10, 2011 I wonder if it is that bacteria in our system that causes caffeine cravings??? Or the caffeine withdrawal headache...? Researchers found P. putida living in a flower bed at the University of Iowa. Do gardeners have greater caffeine cravings...??? Bacteria ‘drunk on coffee’ could pave way for universal disease cures! http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bacteria-drunk-on-coffee-could-pave-way-for-universal-disease-cures/800936/ Scientists at University of Iowa have identified four different bacteria that can survive by consuming caffeine, one of them being Pseudomonas putida CBB5. The scientists believe that the discovery could pave the way for converting waste from leftover coffee, tea and even chocolate into useful substances like pharmaceuticals, animal feed or biofuels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal sage Posted June 10, 2011 #10 Share Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) Interesting too that this bacteria seems to be drug resistant... as shown in some research of peritonitus... and tonsilitus http://www.waset.org/journals/ijabs/v1/v1-1-4.pdf Peritonitis due to Pseudomonas putida in a Patient Receiving Automated The aim of the study is to identify the molecular mechanism of the multidrug resistant P. putida among the isolates. total of twenty tensile biopsies were collected from children undergoing tonsillectomy from teaching hospital ENT department and Kurdistan private hospital in sulaimani city. All biopsies were homogenized and cultured; the obtained bacterial isolates were purified and identified by biochemical tests and VITEK 2 compact system. Among the twenty studied samples, only one Pseudomonas putida with probability of 99% was isolated. Antimicrobial susceptibility was carried out by disk diffusion method, Pseudomonas putida showed resistance to all antibiotics used except vancomycin So using it to create new drugs....could it cause more problems...? I wonder how they found out it's interaction with coffee? Did someone spill a cup of coffee over some research on some P Putida sample? Found that it caused the bacteria to be more supercharged with it's caffeine hit? It seems that many yeast infections are said to be aggravated by caffeine... a fungal stimulant??? Edited June 10, 2011 by crystal sage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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