bacteria

Normally, the gut barrier allows nutrients to pass into the body while helping prevent harmful bacteria from escaping the intestines.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Anthrax is caused by a bacteria called Bacillus anthracis, which largely survives as spores that hide away in soil for years before entering an animal through inhalation or a cut or wound.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Inspectors in early 2022 had found traces of a potentially deadly bacteria at its plant in Sturgis, Mich., including on equipment close to infant formula containers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

These bacteria are less abundant in people with IBD.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Oxygen and nutrients can cross the blood-brain barrier, but many dangerous substances like bacteria cannot.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The team found DNA from Yersinia pestis - the bacterium that causes plague - in 18 of the 46 people tested.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Because of that, scientists had often assumed that the earliest versions of the bacterium probably could not trigger severe outbreaks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

It is more unusual to see an outbreak like this linked to one specific stain of the bacterium affecting many people at one time.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

And in April, Rickettsia, a rare but deadly tick-borne bacterium, was found in a person living in Sonoma County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Jahrling guessed that the flask had been wiped out by a common soil bacterium called pseudomonas.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston