- singular of bacteria.
bacterium
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This interaction removes the restriction, allowing the bacterium to rapidly produce the toxic protein.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The bacterium that causes it still exists in parts of Africa and Asia, including Siberia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Plague is a disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, the same pathogen that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The bacterium that causes the plague, Yersinia pestis, found among rodents such as marmots in the area.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the early 1920s, Griffith, a medical officer at the British Ministry of Health, began to investigate a bacterium named Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Over time, bacteria have evolved a variety of defenses to prevent these viruses from spreading.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Although this sacrifice kills the individual cell, it prevents the virus from producing more copies and infecting nearby bacteria, helping protect the larger colony.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Inulin is classified as a prebiotic because it nourishes certain beneficial gut bacteria rather than directly supplying living microorganisms, as probiotics do.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
They also reveal an intriguing connection between the bacteria living in our digestive system, the way our bodies process pain, and muscle function.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Other family members were most likely the carriers of the bacteria that had infected him.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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