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bacteria

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See Bacterium.

of Bacterium

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A 2017 study of patients with advanced melanoma suggested that people's own gut bacteria might play a role: Patients who responded well to immunotherapy drugs generally had a gut "microbiome" that was distinct from that of patients who did not respond. Source: Internet

According to a water treatment expert, cooling systems should be put into hibernation rather than partially, or completely, shut off when not in use to minimise growth of Legionella bacteria. Source: Internet

According to the CDC, certain bacteria and fungi can be carried on animal fur and hair, but there is no evidence the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can spread to people from coming into contact with the skin, fur or hair of pets. Source: Internet

About a decade earlier, German microbiologist Robert Koch identified the bacteria present in one of the deadly diseases of the day, cholera, which is transmitted via excrement in water. Source: Internet

Abundance in cells It has been estimated that average-sized bacteria contain about 2 million proteins per cell (e.g. E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus ). Source: Internet

According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, chlorine washes away your eyes‘ protective layers of tears, leaving them vulnerable to irritating chemicals and harmful bacteria. Source: Internet

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