bacteria
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For 40 hours, Barnica waited in the hospital for the heartbeat to stop, with her cervix exposed to bacteria.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Three doctors gathered and told the couple that the longer Waldorf’s cervix remained open and her uterus exposed to bacteria, the higher her risk of developing a life-threatening infection.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Among older adults, beetroot juice was linked to a notable drop in Prevotella, a group of mouth bacteria that the researchers described as potentially harmful in this context.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Restarted weekly tests to determine the quality of Jersey's seawater have identified "unacceptable levels of bacteria in seawater" in some spots.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
But once transformed, the bacteria maintained their new coats for several generations—long after any food source would have been exhausted.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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