bacteria
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But it is unsafe to eat raw poultry because of the food poisoning risk from harmful bacteria.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Genetic testing of the bacteria suggests there are similarities with a previous outbreak involving imported eggs.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
That capability could be especially useful for biological materials in water, including individual cells and bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
During fermentation, lactic acid bacteria broke down most of the lactose, leaving very little behind by the time the cheeses were ready to eat.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Earth had been saved by bacteria, but Concrete’s residents didn’t hear the good news.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
The bacterium grows in anaerobic environments, meaning places with very little oxygen.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
It is more unusual to see an outbreak like this linked to one specific stain of the bacterium affecting many people at one time.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The team detected DNA from Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague, in 18 of 46 individuals studied.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
The New York company said in a statement that so far its product had not tested positive for the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
At various places inside the monkey house, they set out patches of paper saturated with spores of a harmless bacterium known as Bacillus subtilis niger.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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