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bacteria

[bak-teer-ee-uh] / bækˈtɪər i ə /
NOUN
microorganisms
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The lasting effects were not limited to antibiotics, which are already well known for their ability to disrupt populations of gut bacteria.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

Rather than testing whether a person has antibodies against a single pathogen, researchers can examine a much broader immune landscape shaped by previous exposure to viruses, bacteria and other immune targets.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

As scientists link oral bacteria to heart disease and cognitive decline, a push is under way to treat the mouth as a source of body-wide inflammation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

But it is unsafe to eat raw poultry because of the food poisoning risk from harmful bacteria.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Lister warned that these practices allowed bacteria to enter the body and cause infection.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Researchers from the Netherlands and Spain say the bacterium could potentially be developed into a nutraceutical probiotic aimed at age-related muscle wasting.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

It is more unusual to see an outbreak like this linked to one specific stain of the bacterium affecting many people at one time.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Just this month, tularemia, also known as rabbit fever and caused by a bacterium in ticks and deer flies, was detected in people living on Long Island.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

This allowed them to identify traces of several pathogens, including Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague, and Borrelia recurrentis, which causes louse borne relapsing fever.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Agricultural use of insect diseases, caused by a bacterium highly specific for certain lypes of insects, is already being tried in California, and more extended tests of this method are under way.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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