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bacterium

[bak-teer-ee-uhm] / bækˈtɪər i əm /






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According to the researchers, this suggests the kimchi-derived bacterium can continue attaching to nanoplastics even in environments similar to the human digestive tract.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

A research team led by Drs. Se Hee Lee and Tae Woong Whon at WiKim focused on a kimchi-derived bacterium called Leuconostoc mesenteroides CBA3656.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Their findings offer a clearer explanation of how this bacterium may influence depression.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

If the virus changes how the bacterium behaves, it could alter the gut environment in ways that influence cancer risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Bruno Latour maintained that the fact that the bacterium that causes tuberculosis has been discovered in the lungs of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II, did not mean that Ramses died of tuberculosis.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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