Explanation of Shroom's microscopic assay

I hope I am not out of line. Here is Shroom's post:

Hi Laughingrrrl. I have done my first oil pulling with very good results!{I used sunflower oil} And I also notice, that the results last. Anyhow, I have done a microscopic assessment. I have found some interesting bacteria. They "appear" to be of the gram neg. kind. They are coccus and small. But they appear to be active {or} pathogenic. I have also found yeast-type cells, and a few oocysts[surprised they are surviving in oil]. Most rod bacteria--the ones present-- looked inactive. They were long and splinter like. And the rest were run-of-the-mill epithelial and plasma cells, as well as normal bacteria. Shroom

gram negative = a classification of bacteria based simply on whether or not they pick up a stain commonly used to prepare slides. Indicates nothing except how his slide was prepared.

coccus = describes the shape of some kinds of bacteria. Round, ball-like, SOME of which are harmful to humans (not all). This group includes the bacteria that create most skin and throat infections, commonly known as staph and strep. Presence in the mouth is not remarkable - the mouth is an open invitation to anything microscopic - a biologically inviting place for anything living to land. A three-star resort, if you will. (Dry mouth/less saliva makes it a four-star resort)

active = alive
pathogenic = disease causing
oocysts = parasite eggs (sorry Shroom, I had to tell them)
rod bacteria = a description of the form - shaped like a rod. Usually found in soil. (? May be wrong on that count, I'm going from memory)

epithelial cells = cells from the skin (the cells lining the mouth come off easily)

plasma cells = these ARE from the bloodstream, and quite possibly the most important part of his post. Plasma is the clear part of blood, and leaks through blood vessels to bathe all the cells of your body. It is circulated through the lymph system (the tonsils of which are part) and filtered in the lymph glands, which removed dead cells, bacteria, and cancer cells.

OK, class, the teacher now has to dress her preschooler and do the mom-taxi thing.

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