bacterium
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One bacterium in particular, Morganella morganii, has been linked in several studies to major depressive disorder.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
For years, researchers have linked one specific bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, to colorectal cancer.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
This approach revealed traces of ancient pathogens, including the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis and the organism responsible for louse-borne relapsing fever, Borrelia recurrentis.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
One lowly bacterium possesses a flagellum—a tiny tail or rotor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Following work performed in Germany by others, he discovered that the bacterium came in two strains.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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