feces

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The farm screens each batch for four types of bacteria: salmonella, E. coli, campylobacter and listeria, all of which thrive in the intestines of cattle and can contaminate milk through microscopic flecks of infected feces.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

After consuming food contaminated with coyote feces, they can become infected.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The rare respiratory disease, for which there is no cure, typically spreads through the urine, feces and saliva of infected rodents.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The strain on the cruise ship is mostly spread by long-tailed pygmy rice rats via their saliva, feces or urine.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Mary Anne, using a spatula from her mother’s silver service, was shaping the feces into a remote semblance of a cake.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy