- plural of microbe.
microbes
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As the barrier weakens, however, toxins and other products generated by gut microbes can travel to the liver.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Modern plastics have introduced an enormous new collection of potential carbon sources into the environment, but many of these materials remain chemically inaccessible to microbes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The pink comes from microbes thriving in extremely salty water after the area was cut off from fresh water.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Certain microbes used this sulfate to break down organic material more efficiently.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
From the microbes’ point of view, however, they’re just a useful device to enlist a host’s help in inoculating microbes into a body cavity of a new host.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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