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sourdough bread differs from ordinary bread in having an extra fermentation step, over and above yeast fermentation. This step is mediated by lactic acid bacteria, typically of the genus Lactobacillus

L. hammesii produced substantial quantities of hydroxylated monounsaturated fatty acids

A second antifungal fatty acid produced by cereal enzymes

"We've been baking this bread for 60 years, and we're pretty good at it, buddy," said Kenneth Alexander, an infectious disease expert at the University of Chicago.

"I continue to be amazed that people bring this issue up," said Paul Offit, a pediatrician and noted University of Pennsylvania vaccine researcher. "There have been six exhaustive studies (of a possible link between thimerosal and autism). ... They each came back with a definitive answer: No. Three other studies were done to see if thimerosal caused any signs of mercury poisoning. All three answered: No."