bacteria
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"This investigation shows just how quickly and dramatically these bacteria can change," says Dr Charlene Rodrigues, consultant in Pathogen Genomics at UKHSA.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The gut microbiota refers to the enormous community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the digestive tract.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
No unopened, distributed Abbott infant formulas have tested positive for the bacteria that sickened the babies, the company said in a statement Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Anthrax is caused by a bacteria called Bacillus anthracis, which largely survives as spores that hide away in soil for years before entering an animal through inhalation or a cut or wound.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“I know that’s a real lot of bacteria in one hot sweaty room,” I tell Guillermo.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
It uses a harmless bacterium to insert DNA into the rootstock exactly where it is needed to give the tree resistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
That appears to have been possible even before the bacterium developed the efficient flea-based transmission associated with later bubonic plague.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Infection with this bacterium is a known risk factor for gastric cancer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
For these components, the researchers used Pantoea agglomerans, a bacterium that commonly grows on surfaces, including plants.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
His cilia are not cilia at all, but individual spirochetes, and at the base of attachment of each spirochete is an oval organelle, embedded in the myxotricha membrane, which is a bacterium.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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