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bac·te·ri·a  [bak-teer-ee-uh]
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  • Pasteurization is supposed to kill all all the bacteria, good and bad.
  • Although dozens of Americans have been exposed to the bacteria, so far less than 10 people have contracted the disease.
  • There is a video game in which players fire antibiotic ammunition at bacteria.
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