At maturity, the cells reach a diameter of 3-5 �m and are round, oval, or elongate in shape, aggregating as mucoid colonies.
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Though Anderson states his beliefs are backed by scientific research, his claims are primarily supported by anecdotal evidence rather than empirical data and doctors have noted the absence of mucoid plaques.
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"H . mediterranei " was found to form large, opaque, slightly pink, mucoid colonies measuring at about 3mm after incubating for one week ( 1 ).
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The term " mucoid plaque " was coined and popularized by naturopath and entrepreneur Richard Anderson, who sells a range of products that claim to cleanse the body of such purported plaques by causing them to be eliminated.
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The exopolysaccharide alginate is a linear copolymer of ?-1, 4-linked D-mannuronic acid and L-guluronic acid residues, and is responsible for the mucoid phenotype of late-stage cystic fibrosis disease.
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Today, herbal and alternative medicine magazines carry ads for " cleansing programs " that promise to rid the body of toxins that linger in the intestines in a slimy layer of something called " mucoid plaque ."
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For example, the wiki mucoid plaque article says : " It has also been proposed that the bentonite clay . . . " This is blatantly obvious original research using " weasel words " to avoid attributing it to a published source.
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A lot of the good-faith support for the article, and insistence of editors that they will " watch " the article, contribute and ensure it becomes a good warning of the faults of mucoid plaque have come to naught.
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Another example of blatantly obvious original research is the following : " The major criticisms of the concept of mucoid plaque are that it has never been described in the scientific or medical literature . " The problem is that this is the " editor s " opinion.
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It was later termed'mucin'by Dr . Teofilo De La Torre in the 1950s,'mucous'by Morris Krok in the 1960s,'impacted fecal matter'by Norman Walker in the 1970s'mucoid matter'by Robert Gray in the 1980s, and'mucoid plaque'in the 1990s.
