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bacteria

[bak-teer-ee-uh] / bækˈtɪər i ə /
NOUN
microorganisms
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Another vaccine, the MenACWY, protects against four strains of meningococcal bacteria and is offered to teenagers at school when they are around 13 or 14 years old.

From BBC

Meningitis B, known as MenB, is the strain of bacteria behind the outbreak of meningitis cases in young people in Kent, experts have confirmed.

From BBC

Root canal infections can allow bacteria to enter the bloodstream.

From Science Daily

"We observed that sourdoughs develop into stable microbial ecosystems, with lactic acid bacteria and yeasts in a complex balance," he says.

From Science Daily

The cause of the infection - either a certain bacteria or virus - can be determined by tests.

From BBC