Why Did Two Morgellons Studies Point Toward Helicobacter?

Scientific featured image comparing a 2019 targeted Morgellons biofilm study with a 2026 metagenomic analysis, featuring a hypopigmented lesion with fine fibers, Helicobacter imagery, and a phylogenetic tree.

In 2019, researchers reported Helicobacter pylori in most of the Morgellons dermatological specimens they examined and described the bacterium alongside Borrelia burgdorferi in mixed biofilm-like aggregates. Seven years later, an untargeted metagenomic study appeared to point back toward the same corner of the bacterial world. If that were true, it would be one of the most intriguing coincidences yet to emerge from Morgellons research. So I went looking for the evidence.

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