bacterium

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

So a lot of the focus is on changes to the bacterium and whether people have less immunity.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Scientists in Leiden have developed a new antibiotic called EVG7 that can combat the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile using only a very small dose.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 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