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bacteria

[bak-teer-ee-uh] / bækˈtɪər i ə /
NOUN
microorganisms
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Eckdahl plans to study the role of soil microbes such as bacteria and fungi and how they contribute to forest recovery after wildfire.

From Science Daily

Overall diversity of gut bacteria was similar between monkeys that bathed and those that did not.

From Science Daily

Allen had a test run on her infant’s gut microbiome—the collection of bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit the digestive tract.

From The Wall Street Journal

The authors were able to detect biological stress in the bacteria by reading out which genes were expressed at varying pressures.

From Science Daily

Just as it breaks down plant cells, ultrasound can disrupt the cell walls of microorganisms such as bacteria that may spoil the product.

From Science Daily