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bacteria

noun as in microorganisms

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One specialized subset of transcription initiation sites the group found was in root nodules, a structure on legumes' roots that harbors interaction between the plant and Rhizobia bacteria.

Extremely sick patients like Patterson require bespoke phage cocktails that perfectly match their microbes, and may even need new phages as the bacteria evolve.

From Salon

Current pertussis vaccines are widely used and effective at preventing whooping cough, caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria.

The bacteria Bacillus cereus was found to be the contaminant in the cause of all three deaths.

From BBC

E. coli bacteria cause infections that are especially dangerous in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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