Overview
This section contains an index of microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses, etc) that are considered in Dr. Weyrich's notebook of functional diagnostic medicine. It represents a snapshot of Dr. Weyrich's ongoing studies in naturopathic and functional diagnostic medicine that may be of interest to patients and other medical professionals.
The monographs linked below should not be taken as complete representations of either allopathic or naturopathic medical art and science - they are instead a collection of bits and pieces that Dr. Weyrich is trying to weave into a more coherent whole than current practice.
Content is derived in part from lecture notes that Dr. Weyrich prepared when he was teaching microbiology at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, at Grand Canyon University, at Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture, at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Williams), as well as from ongoing continuing medical education and study of peer-reviewed literature.
In addition, some content originated in coursework that Dr. Weyrich took at Union College
of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee.
Microbiology is a large field, but can be organized by organizing the various microbes into a
hierarchial taxonomy. Different publications report somewhat variable naming schemes. The
scheme used by Dr. Weyrich below represents a simplified consensus, and is organized below
from the most general (Realms such as Animalia and Plantae) to the most specific
(Species such as Escherichia coli and SARS-CoV-2).
Except in the case of the names of viruses, species names appear as "Latin binomials," as
popularized by the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in the 1700s. Viral species names
are usually a single (possibly hyphenated) word. For example, the official name of the COVID-19
virus is SARS-CoV-2. When a common name, such as COVID-19 is better recognized than some
cryptic code, Dr. Weyrich will show the cryptic code in the heirarchy, but link to it using the
more common name.
The taxonomy is constantly being modified as additional information is gained about the
genetic and metabolic differences and similarities between the species. While Dr. Weyrich
tries to use the most up-to-date names, older names may still be in widespread or historical
use and need to be acknowleged as well.
As a simplification, Dr. Weyrich omits certain intermediary levels of the taxonomy that are
sometimes reported, such as Subclass etc, and also adds a level above Realm, which he names
Domain.
Taxonomy
Domain
Realm
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species