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
One bacterium in particular, Morganella morganii, has been linked in several studies to major depressive disorder.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The researchers began by studying Danish patients who had experienced a serious bloodstream infection caused by the gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis.
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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