bacterium
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In this study, which appears in Nature Microbiology, the team used a deep sequencing-based screening method to identify genes critical for GTA function 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
Small mutations can have a big impact on the behaviour of the bacterium.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Jahrling guessed that the flask had been wiped out by a common soil bacterium called pseudomonas.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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