bacterium

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In research published in Nature Microbiology, the team used a deep sequencing-based screening method to pinpoint the genes involved in GTA activity in the model bacterium Caulobacter crescentus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

One lowly bacterium possesses a flagellum—a tiny tail or rotor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

A bacterium uses roughly a million bits of information—which is about 100 printed pages.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan