bacterium
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Their findings offer a clearer explanation of how this bacterium may influence depression.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Earlier research in the series focused mainly on Yersinia pestis, the bacterium responsible for plague.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
For years, researchers have linked one specific bacterium, Bacteroides fragilis, to colorectal cancer.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
One lowly bacterium possesses a flagellum—a tiny tail or rotor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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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