microbes
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He said it could also add to interest in protecting maerl beds, which were "already of the greatest importance to all of the other plants, animals and microbes in the ecological community that they support".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
At the heart of current research is the oral microbiome, the community of hundreds of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in the mouth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The microbes produce a protective material around themselves that helps shield the community from environmental threats.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Since plastics are made from polymers, researchers have been investigating whether these enzymes, or the microbes that produce them, can be embedded directly into plastic materials.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the 1860s, doctors hadn't yet learned that microbes cause disease.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
