fecal

Example Sentences

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The annual Beach Report Card examines the amount of fecal pollution measured along the West Coast from Baja California all the way up to the state of Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Researchers test for fecal pollution because “even a single exposure can result in illness.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

As the mice aged, the researchers transplanted the stored samples back into the same animals through a process known as fecal microbiota transplantation, or FMT.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Scientists collected fecal samples from the birds and used them to study their gut microbiomes, which are the communities of beneficial bacteria in the digestive system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

“Did you know that toxoplasmosis and campylobacteriosis are transmitted to humans from the fecal matter of cats?”

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson