bacterium

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Flea-borne typhus is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia typhi.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Small mutations can have a big impact on the behaviour of the bacterium.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Does the explanation for its scale and speed lie solely in the bacterium itself or did other factors play a role?

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

These techniques allowed the scientists to determine how the MraZ transcription factor attaches to the promoter of the dcw operon in the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 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