microorganism

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This microorganism is frequently used in laboratory studies because it possesses an extremely small genome.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Mr. Gutman is the founder of Primer’s Yeast, a company that sells ancient strains of the microorganism.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

The microorganism also been connected to non-fatal, but sight-threatening, eye infections, sometimes through contaminated contact lens solution.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024

The main threat is a root rot in the trees caused by a soil-borne pathogen called Phytophthora, a new strain of the same microorganism that helped cause the Irish famine of the 1840s.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023

And the same thing happens when a Venerian is attacked by an Earthly microorganism.

From Islands of Space by Campbell, John Wood