bacteria

No unopened, distributed Abbott infant formulas have tested positive for the bacteria that sickened the babies, the company said in a statement Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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

They also found the bacteria in multiple spots inside the plant and noted that the company had found it repeatedly in prior years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Because the bacteria were no longer alive, they could not cause an infection, but they still triggered a temporary inflammatory response.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

But when he mixed the dead material from the virulent strain with live bacteria of the nonvirulent strain, the mice died rapidly.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

For these components, the researchers used Pantoea agglomerans, a bacterium that commonly grows on surfaces, including plants.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

The new research provides the first visual evidence of an Asgard archaeon physically interacting with a bacterium through extremely thin, tube-like connections called nanotubes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 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

The bacterium which causes tuberculosis was discovered not invented by Robert Koch in 1882.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton