bacteria
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“While many of these upgrades have aligned with temporary improvements to water quality, bacteria levels have increased,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
DNA evidence revealed bacteria associated with oral health problems, including dental disease, but there was no indication of widespread epidemic infections.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Kaiser did not specify how ill those infected are, nor did they say specifically how the bacteria were detected.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
The most severe form of Legionella bacteria infection leads to Legionnaires’ disease, a serious and potentially deadly type of pneumonia, the CDC says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
They learned that there was nothing so loathsome as a wisp of blanket fluff hiding under a bed, concealing within its form a battalion, a whole division, of bacteria.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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