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bacteria

[bak-teer-ee-uh] / bækˈtɪər i ə /
NOUN
microorganisms
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The gut is home to trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Daera said on Thursday that levels of bacteria from sewage or animal waste, were not high enough to pose a risk.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The plan is to infect males — which don’t bite — with a bacteria called Wolbachia, which effectively renders them sterile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

An analysis of his microbiome revealed a particular kind of a gut bacteria that is almost non-existent among modern humans.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

He separated the crude bacterial debris from the virulent smooth strain, mixed it with the live bacteria of the nonvirulent rough strain, and injected the mix into mice.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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