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microorganism

[mahy-kroh-awr-guh-niz-uhm] / ˌmaɪ kroʊˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm /


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This microorganism is frequently used in laboratory studies because it possesses an extremely small genome.

From Science Daily Mar. 14, 2026

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have now identified a microorganism that challenges this long accepted rule.

From Science Daily Feb. 28, 2026

Mr. Gutman is the founder of Primer’s Yeast, a company that sells ancient strains of the microorganism.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2024

The microorganism also been connected to non-fatal, but sight-threatening, eye infections, sometimes through contaminated contact lens solution.

From Seattle Times Mar. 13, 2024

None of the many investigators have been able to discover the microorganism that produces the disease.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.

This combination suggests that the microorganisms are not simply biological remains from the distant past.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Researchers used multiple sampling techniques to determine which microorganisms lived inside Ötzi during his lifetime and which arrived after his death.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

The team detected several human mitochondrial DNA lineages, as well as a diverse microbiome made up of bacteria, fungi and salt-loving microorganisms.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

They also discovered that marine microorganisms behave like selective eaters, favoring fresh carbon from the ocean over older carbon released from permafrost.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

On the other hand, it was argued that, on so windy a planet as Mars, microorganisms should be everywhere if they are anywhere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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