bacteria
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The process, called natural organic reduction, uses the body’s own bacteria to transform human tissue.
If any fish had managed to survive the eruption, they didn’t last long— bacteria began to grow rampantly in the hours after the lake was changed forever.
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For decades, scientists believed a major group of ocean bacteria was ideally suited for life in waters with very little food.
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When this happens, harmful bacteria and toxins can escape the gut and enter circulation.
From Science Daily
Both were tested on multiple types of bacteria, including harmful strains like Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli, as well as beneficial probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus.
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