bacterium
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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
And in April, Rickettsia, a rare but deadly tick-borne bacterium, was found in a person living in Sonoma County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The researchers then turned to mouse experiments to better understand how the bacterium might contribute to valve disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
This allowed them to identify traces of several pathogens, including Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague, and Borrelia recurrentis, which causes louse borne relapsing fever.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
By some standards, it is about as smart as a grasshopper; by others, only as intelligent as a bacterium.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Potable water is water that is free of harmful bacteria and chemicals and is considered safe to drink and cook with.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Some of the cases date back a year, but all involve bacteria that are almost genetically identical, suggesting a common food source.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The lasting effects were not limited to antibiotics, which are already well known for their ability to disrupt populations of gut bacteria.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are designed to act against many different types of bacteria, which is why they can produce substantial changes in the gut microbial community.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Most people don’t pay attention to things like this, so they let themselves become infested with bad bacteria.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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