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Tag: Bacteria
Highly Contagious, Antibiotic-Resistant Food Poisoning Establishes US Presence
Shigella sonnei is a rod-shaped bacterium that causes 500,000 cases of diarrheal illness and 40 deaths in the United States every year. The kinds … More
Deadly Bacteria Release Sparks ‘Serious Concern’ At Louisiana Lab
A dangerous, often deadly, type of bacteria that lives in soil and water has been released from a high-security laboratory … More
Mysterious ‘Seed From Space’ : Metal And Biological
The never-before seen image shows a microscopic metal globe spewing out biological material feared to be an infectious agent. Though … More