bacterium

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Flea-borne typhus is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

An initial genetic analysis of the bacterium causing the outbreak was concluded on Thursday.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Does the explanation for its scale and speed lie solely in the bacterium itself or did other factors play a role?

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Experiments using mouse models and human breast cancer cells revealed how the bacterium affects tissue.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 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