bacteria
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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
Because that study was conducted in animals, the findings cannot be directly applied to people, but they add to the broader evidence that oral bacteria can influence the nitrate pathway.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Certain bacteria in the mouth help convert nitrate from food into compounds that eventually support the production of nitric oxide.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Of course, not all shipwrecks find themselves in such relatively hospitable conditions—the Titanic, for instance, is slowly being gobbled up by iron-eating bacteria.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The bacteria grew exponentially at first, as expected, but then paused for a while before resuming growth again.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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