[neverdem]

Packed clay probably also doesn’t allow oxygen to get through so that the bacteria can’t “breathe”.

That sounds reasonable. IIRC, Staph Aureus depends on aerobic respiration, as opposed to bugs that depend on anaerobic respiration.

The first thing that intrigued me was what genus the M. in M. ulcerans meant. It's Mycobacterium, the same genus in TB. Tuberculosis is the name of the species in TB.

Some practitioners maintain that the plant matter in French green clay has anti-inflammatory as well as antiseptic or bactericidal properties. It is interesting that a group of Italian researchers reported in 2002 that French green clay powder is as effective as salicylic sugar powder in preventing infection of the umbilical stump in newborns. The clay powder was found to be superior to powders containing colloidal silver, antibiotics, or fuchsine.

PubMed had 43 articles on French clay, but none had pertinent titles. There was nothing on French green clay.

[poobear]

Wow! Book marked for later and thank you very much! I find this research fascinating.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

From this paper, I confirmed that MSRA is indeed an "aerobic isolate".

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

From this paper, I confirmed that MRSA is indeed an "aerobic isolate".

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

From your link:

French green clay takes its name from the fact that rock quarries located in southern France enjoyed a virtual monopoly on its production until similar deposits of illite clays were identified in China, Montana, and Wyoming. The clay's green color comes from a combination of iron oxides and decomposed plant matter, mostly kelp seaweed and other algae.

OK, so the algae is probably still alive and thus probably "eats" the MRSA for its dinner. No joke.