Biology/I also found a worm in the toilet.
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Like Nik asked on 6/8/08, I too saw a worm in our toilet. There were no "contributions" by the family. We live out in the country in Texas. The house was built in 1978 and it has a septic. The worm was an inch and a half or so with a tail the same size. Or was it a blade of grass? The entire other end was doing the breathing. Can you help? I would hope to see an image to be sure and learn about the worm. Thank you for your help.
Hi Annette: Thanks for your question. If you read my response to Nik you will note that there is no way to identify the worm in question. How can I determine if it was a blade of grass that was breathing at one end? That is not possible.
If you have a picture, that would help. Otherwise, nobody could identify such a creature.
FM Rollwagen, PhD
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Florence M Rollwagen
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I can answer questions in biology, microbiology and immunology on the undergraduate or graduate level. I can also address medical and health concerns regarding alternative medicine, autoimmune diseases (lupus, MS) liver disease and intestinal problems.
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I have over 20 years experience in research and teaching at the medical/graduate level, and 5 years teaching college biology and microbiology. My expertise is in microbiology and immunology, specifically the biology of cytokines and soluble immune response modifiers. I also carried out original research in blood substitutes and shock/trauma.
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American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Immunology, Cytokine, Shock, Experimental Hematology
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BS biology 1966
MS biology 1968
PhD immunology 1979
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