bacteria

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If any fish had managed to survive the eruption, they didn’t last long— bacteria began to grow rampantly in the hours after the lake was changed forever.

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For decades, scientists believed a major group of ocean bacteria was ideally suited for life in waters with very little food.

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When this happens, harmful bacteria and toxins can escape the gut and enter circulation.

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Both were tested on multiple types of bacteria, including harmful strains like Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli, as well as beneficial probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus.

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Low doses of cephaloridine activated gene expression in gut bacteria involved in making colanic acids.

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