bacterium
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One bacterium in particular, Morganella morganii, has been linked in several studies to major depressive disorder.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
"It is not just the bacterium itself that seems interesting. It is the bacterium in interaction with the virus it carries," he explains.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
If the virus changes how the bacterium behaves, it could alter the gut environment in ways that influence cancer risk.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
A common gut bacterium found in most healthy individuals.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
In the early 1920s, Griffith, a medical officer at the British Ministry of Health, began to investigate a bacterium named Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing bacterium
