Comment submitted by E. R. (no surname provided)
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Summary: An individual is urging the EPA to include glyphosate on the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List. They argue that glyphosate may harm the human microbiome and endangered species by reducing beneficial bacteria like *L. reuteri*, which is linked to immune health.
It is important to bring this study to your attention.
The following are two excerpts from the abstract of:
Qinghui Mu, Vincent J Tavella, Xin M Luo.
Role of Lactobacillus reuteri in Human Health and Diseases.
Front Microbiol. 2018
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5917019/
“L. reuteri can benefit the host immune system. For instance, some L. reuteri strains can reduce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines while promoting regulatory T cell development and function”
“Notably, the decrease in the abundance of L. reuteri in humans in the past decades is correlated with an increase in the incidences of inflammatory diseases over the same period of time”
Promoting regulatory T cell development and function sounds very important for the people who end up developing T Cell Leukemias and Lymphomas.
Glyphosate is being discussed in the supreme court, and there must be a warning about how much is ending up in people’s gut, if it can be one of possibly additional toxic substances that are harmful to the micro-biome of humans and endangered species, of which L. reuteri among others are essential to be healthy; therefore can end up causing harm to humans and endangered species.
The EPA can’t ignore the drinking water and micro-biome of endangered species; there is much work to be done to keep up with what is necessary.