This picture (courtesy of “Nature Review”) is worth a thousand words if you are trying to describe the life cycle of a biofilm.
What does a biofilm have to do with Lyme disease?
Towards the end of the documentary “Under Our Skin” there is a brief interview of Dr. Alan MacDonald who is given credit for discovering the role of biofilms in protecting spirochetes from antibiotics and/or organic bactericides. This discovery stimulated a wave of research regarding biofilms and their role in chronic Lyme disease with some exciting progress. At the time of the movie’s production this was cutting edge research. (more…)
