bacterium

Some governments also use Wolbachia, a naturally occurring bacterium found in about half of all insect species, to curb the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Infant botulism happens when swallowed spores from the bacterium infect a baby’s large intestine and make a toxin in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

We are also learning more about the evolutionary history of this devastating bacterium, which has haunted human societies since the Stone Age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The most widespread pathogen was the bacterium Salmonella enterica, which appeared in 63% of the snakes.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

Bruno Latour maintained that the fact that the bacterium that causes tuberculosis has been discovered in the lungs of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II, did not mean that Ramses died of tuberculosis.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Vultures consume dead animals within hours, helping prevent carcasses from becoming breeding grounds for dangerous bacteria and diseases.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Importantly, the researchers identified examples in which bacteria and archaea appear to have independently developed different enzymes capable of performing the same essential metabolic task.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

What surprised the researchers was that the enzymes responsible for carrying out those reactions do not show the same degree of conservation between bacteria and archaea.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

The symptoms can start six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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