bacterium

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These three compounds come from a blood-dwelling bacterium and were shown to reduce both cellular damage and inflammation in laboratory-grown human skin cells.

From Science Daily

In May researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and McMaster University published a study on their use of an AI algorithm to identify an antibiotic that can kill a particularly resistant type of bacterium.

From Scientific American

Only some of the Nepali microbiomes contained this microbe, suggesting that the bacterium is dying out as societies become more industrialized.

From Scientific American

Keesing tested positive for Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness caused primarily by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, after finding the telltale bull’s-eye rash on the back of her knee.

From Scientific American

Because bacteria can swap genes and have high genetic diversity, identifying a species isn’t as helpful in determining how dangerous a bacterium is to humans as studying what genes are present in its DNA.

From Scientific American