bacterium

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The most widespread pathogen was the bacterium Salmonella enterica, which appeared in 63% of the snakes.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

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

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

A common gut bacterium found in most healthy individuals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Following work performed in Germany by others, he discovered that the bacterium came in two strains.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee