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bacterium

[bak-teer-ee-uhm] / bækˈtɪər i əm /






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The researchers then turned to mouse experiments to better understand how the bacterium might contribute to valve disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

The team first identified a major contributor to the disease: an overgrowth of the bacterium Clostridium perfringens, which generates ammonia inside the gut.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 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

Only two decades ago, it was widely doubted by specialists that the Black Death was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the agent of the bubonic plague.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

They used HeLa to test the effects of steroids, chemotherapy drugs, hormones, vitamins, and environmental stress; they infected them with tuberculosis, salmonella, and the bacterium that causes vaginitis.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

University students are particularly at risk because they mix with lots of new people, and the bacteria that causes meningitis is spread in similar ways to the common cold through sneezing and coughing.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Driving the interest are several fast-proliferating chains that offer probiotic-rich yogurts made with cultured milks that contain healthy bacteria.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Biofilms are groups of bacteria that attach themselves to surfaces, including the inner walls of water pipes.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

Foodborne disease outbreaks caused by viruses, bacteria like E. coli, or microscopic parasites like Cyclospora are fairly regular occurrences.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

Staphylococci bacteria are the other half of the deadly duo of opportunistic bacteria.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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