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rodent

[rohd-nt] / ˈroʊd nt /


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Those branches may have helped establish new reservoirs of Yersinia pestis in wild rodent populations.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Earlier research had shown that ancient strains of Yersinia pestis were missing some of the genetic features that eventually allowed bubonic plague to spread efficiently through fleas and rodent hosts.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The Hogsmill release last year marked the return of the rodent to the county after an absence of more than 20 years.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Lineage has already deployed odor-control spray systems, industrial air scrubbers, and fly and rodent traps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

She found a furry rodent propped on her chest, staring at her with its beady black eyes.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

That result was consistent with the absence of the 5-oxoETE receptor in mice, suggesting that rodents had lost key functions associated with this signaling system.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Previous research involving both humans and rodents has shown that stress and cortisol can improve memory for emotional events.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The bacterium that causes the plague, Yersinia pestis, found among rodents such as marmots in the area.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Humans usually contract it from fleas that have fed on infected wild rodents, or sometimes by handling the tissue or body fluids of a diseased animal, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Little remains of them but shuttered buildings colonized by bats and rodents and pigeons and spiders, while in the case of Whizbang there is nothing save stone ruins submerged in a sea of grass.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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