bacteria

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Researchers say CANECPI-5 is especially promising because it both protects enamel and helps regulate oral bacteria, making it valuable for future dental treatments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

In GC, bacteria from the Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria groups were commonly found.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The manufacturing process can also introduce impurities — like bacteria or heavy metals — into peptide drugs.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Raw, or unpasteurized, dairy has not undergone the heating process that kills harmful bacteria while leaving nutrients largely intact.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

First, he killed the virulent, smooth bacteria with heat, then injected the heat-killed bacteria into mice.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee