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bacterium

[bak-teer-ee-uhm] / bækˈtɪər i əm /






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Their findings offer a clearer explanation of how this bacterium may influence depression.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Now, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital have identified a previously unknown virus inside a common gut bacterium.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

The key difference turned out to be a virus living inside the bacterium.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

If the virus changes how the bacterium behaves, it could alter the gut environment in ways that influence cancer risk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Following work performed in Germany by others, he discovered that the bacterium came in two strains.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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