bacterium

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 researchers then turned to mouse experiments to better understand how the bacterium might contribute to valve disease.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026

As a facultative anaerobic bacterium, it thrives in both oxygen rich and oxygen poor environments, allowing it to multiply inside the oxygen deprived regions commonly found within tumors.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

At least for a while, though, as long as the patient is still alive, the cholera bacterium profits from being massively broadcast into the water supplies of its next victims.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

As scientists link oral bacteria to heart disease and cognitive decline, a push is under way to treat the mouth as a source of body-wide inflammation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But it is unsafe to eat raw poultry because of the food poisoning risk from harmful bacteria.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

"We had to bring together people who understand bacteria, people who understand tumors, and people who understand the immune system to make something like this possible."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Genetic testing of the bacteria suggests there are similarities with a previous outbreak involving imported eggs.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The highly contagious illness is caused by bacteria growing in the body, usually the lungs, and is spread through the air when people cough, sneeze, or spit.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly