bacterium

The bacterium Yersinia pestis, which can cause pneumonic and bubonic plagues, has been identified from time to time in Siberia, linked to exposure to vermin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Studies of modern plague systems have shown that changes in climate can strongly affect outbreaks among wild rodents, which act as natural hosts for the bacterium.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

It uses a harmless bacterium to insert DNA into the rootstock exactly where it is needed to give the tree resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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

This bacterium actually kills by poisoning rather than by disease.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

But the triathlete said swimming in "dirty" open-water made him very unwell ahead of the event after he contracted Campylobacter, external — an infection caused by bacteria.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Plus, an infected deer tick must keep its harpoon-like feeding tube in the bloodstream for 36 to 48 hours to transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Features such as molecular weight and monosaccharide composition may determine which bacteria can use the compounds as a substrate and which short-chain fatty acids are ultimately produced.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

He goes on to emphasize that what Claude found — a previously uncharacterized enzyme system found in viruses that infect bacteria — isn’t necessarily going to be useful.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Excuse me, but just because something is unique, that doesn’t mean it’s good. After all, E. coli, a dangerous bacteria, is unlike all others.”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt