Exploration: Salicylate Sensitivity And the Microbiome

These are notes in progress. Use them at your own risk

In terms of KEGG data, one enzyme stands out: ATP:L-threonine O3-phosphotransferase (2.7.1.177). This is referred to as L-threonine in simpler terms. The people with this sensitivity has 10% of the levels of people not reporting it and there is a value for almost every sample.

This lead to this interest quote (dealing with plants)

  • Salicylic acid[SA] .. in the rhizosphere may be strongly reduced, or completely abolished, due to the presence of histidine and threonine in the root exudates.” [2014] in other threonine may be a key chemical is processing SA.

Checking for the bacteria known to produce the EC2.7.1.177 ATP:L-threonine O3-phosphotransferase the top 3 are:

  • Clostridium difficile [species] at 639
  • Veillonella dispar [species] at 554
  • Megamonas funiformis [species] at 534
  • Megasphaera elsdenii [species] at 392

There are no probiotics that produces it. It is available as a supplement, with WebMd suggests this dosage of “Early research suggests that taking 1.5 grams to 2 grams of threonine by mouth three times daily might improve some symptoms in people with familial spastic paraparesis. But the improvement does not seem to be very significant.”

I was unable to find anyone trying this for Salicylate Sensitivity (Hint: any volunteers?)

Salicylate Issues

I did an analysis looking at the frequency percentage of a bacteria being found for Biomesight samples (the largest collection). The key items are below. The higher the Chi2 value, the more likely it is.

Tax_NameTax_RankWithConditionNoConditionChi2
Oceanospirillaceaefamily51.7 (Over)24.98.18
Ruminococcus callidusspecies24.1 (Under)56.35.3
Macrococcus
(in Staphylococcaceae family)
genus58.6 (Over)35.74.16
Amedibacillusgenus96.6 (Over)66.73.81
Biomesight Data

There was not sufficient data on Ombre samples

The substances that reduces these overgrowths are: Cacao, green tea, kefir, lychee fruit,  papaya, rhubarb, rosehip tea,  trametes versicolor(Turkey tail mushroom), Slippery Elm. Many of these are low in salicylate (check each one before doing).

Histamine Issues

I did an analysis looking at the frequency percentage of a bacteria being found for Biomesight samples (the largest collection). The statistically significant items are below, with 1 overgrowth “Streptococcus oralis” and the rest as undergrowth . The higher the Chi2 value, the more likely it is.

Tax_NameTax_RankWithConditionNoConditionChi2
Clostridium chartatabidumspecies16.529.46.54
Euryarchaeotaphylum14.926.96.29
Methanobacteriaceaefamily14.926.35.75
Streptococcus oralis subsp. tigurinussubspecies57.943.75.13
Heliobacteriaceaefamily30.644.14.8
Ruminococcus callidusspecies42.156.74.31
Bifidobacterium asteroidesspecies20.731.44.29
Thermosediminibacteralesorder27.338.53.82
From Biomesight Samples
Tax_NameTax_RankWithConditionNoConditionChi2
Actinopolysporalesorder38.824.18.83
Anaeroplasmataceaefamily50.934.47.77
Desulfocellagenus43.128.67.26
Desulfocella halophilaspecies42.228.36.8
Rhodocyclalesorder45.731.86
Burkholderiaceaefamily42.229.35.77
Spirosomaceaefamily74.156.85.35
Rothia mucilaginosaspecies1931.45.33
Ruminococcus gauvreauiispecies47.4345.28
Rhodocyclaceaefamily4431.25.19
Ezakiellagenus39.7284.85
Holdemania massiliensisspecies4431.74.71
Limosilactobacillusgenus38.827.64.62
Cytophagaceaefamily85.368.14.47
Bacteroides fluxusspecies6953.64.45
Halobacteroidaceaefamily44.832.94.44
Oscillibacter valericigenesspecies44.832.94.37
Senegalimassiliagenus44.832.94.35
Flammeovirgaceaefamily42.231.14.03
Hungateiclostridiumgenus56.943.83.95
From Ombre Data

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