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* In the words of Bryan from [http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.ca/2014/02/fact-or-fiction-can-pathogens-survive.html Sui Generis Blog]: "If you have an immunodeficiency or are immunosuppressed: Obviously, don't take medical advice off the internet. Talk to your medical doctor to see if you are at risk of infection - especially if you're condition/treatment increases your risk of fungal infections. If so, or if you are concerned, stick to beers that are fermented using commercial strains of Saccharomyces yeast." <ref name="Bryan"></ref>
* See also [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1283377785023766/ this thread on MTF].
* See also [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1447181778643365/?match=Ym90dWxpc20%3D this MTF thread on the mechanisms of botulism poisoning, and how it applies to different brewing processes].
* [https://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.com/2017/01/fact-of-fiction-can-pathogens-survive.html Further explanation of what makes microbes "pathogenic" by Bryan from Sui Generis Blog] and a related [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1246624848699060 MTF discussion].
==Wild ''Brettanomyces''==
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1620419974652877/ MTF discussion on the rare but possible isolation of wild ''Brettanomyces''.]
==See Also==
===External Resources===
====Links====
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1489822481045961/ James Howat from Black Project shares his simple setup on MTF for continuous CO2 purging in order to discourage mold in wild starters.]
* [http://www.brewingscience.com/identification_key.htm Brewing Science Bacteria on LMDA (visual identification of various bacteria species on LMDA plates).]
* [http://bootlegbiology.com Bootleg Biology provides a full toolkit and materials for yeast isolation.] They also provide a [http://bootlegbiology.com/community/ community yeast bank].
* [http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.ca Sui Generis Blog.]
* [http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.com/2014/02/fact-or-fiction-can-pathogens-survive.html "Fact or Fiction? Can Pathogens Survive in Beer?", by Sui Generis Blog.]
* [http://www.alesoftheriverwards.com/2016/04/forest-and-main-brewing-co-exploring.html "Forest and Main Brewing Co.: Exploring their indigenous culture", By Ed Coffey on Ale of the Riverwards Blog.]
* [http://www.craftcommander.com/brewing/2016/7/14/brewing-beer-with-a-sense-of-place-foraging-yeast-for-beginners "Brewing Beer With a Sense of Place - Foraging Yeast for Beginners" by Andrew "Gus" Addkison on the Craft Commander blog.]
* [http://brouwerij-chugach.com/?p=1171 "Yeast Wrangling Adventure", Brian Hall of Brouwerij Chugach blog shares wild yeast hunting techniques in the Alaskan wilderness.]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_kozGERzHnjVIizhnh43g/videos "Brewing Viking" home yeast lab videos on YouTube.]
====Books====