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A research team at the University of Würzburg has, for the first time, uncovered how E. coli bacteria sneak into the prostate ...

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Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published ...

In a new study, terrestrial bacteria-infecting viruses were still able to infect their E. coli hosts in near-weightless ...

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Among healthy adults, inhaling wood smoke for 2 hours negatively impacted the lung microbiome by raising the amount of ...

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