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bacteria

[bak-teer-ee-uh] / bækˈtɪər i ə /
NOUN
microorganisms
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The research work included testing stem cell production, creating and testing IV fluid, and studying how the bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long‑term heart damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

"You're altering the microbiome of your gut, and perhaps creating antibiotic resistant bacteria in your body that will fight off the drug therapy the next time you really need it," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

It’s caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis that infects fleas and the small mammals that host fleas, and there are actually three types of plague depending on which part of the body becomes infected.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Quorum sensing allows bacteria to detect how many neighboring cells are present and coordinate group behaviors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Dogs are gross and coated in bacteria and parasites—so are humans.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Plague is a disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, the same pathogen that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The bacterium that causes the plague, Yersinia pestis, found among rodents such as marmots in the area.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The bacterium Yersinia pestis, which can cause pneumonic and bubonic plague, has been identified from time to time in Siberia, linked to exposure to vermin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It uses a harmless bacterium to insert DNA into the rootstock exactly where it is needed to give the tree resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Bruno Latour maintained that the fact that the bacterium that causes tuberculosis has been discovered in the lungs of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II, did not mean that Ramses died of tuberculosis.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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