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How to use the word bacteria in a Sentence?

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In large amounts, alcohol can overwhelm the gut, promoting intestinal inflammation and increasing harmful bacteria … (which) can lead to a wide range of health problems.

Angie Asche

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There is we know a lot about animal bites and bacteria, infections, following, let’s say, dogs or cats, but there really isn’t much for lizards, let alone iguana, i don’t think people should be afraid, but doctors should be aware of the possibility.

Jordan Mah

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It does not mean that if we didn’t have these bacteria, we’d have 8% fewer infections.

Craig Comiter

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When somebody does present with a drug-resistant bacteria or fungus and we really need to rely on one of these last-line antibiotics, it’s usually a challenge to treat from the outset. And so the patients really don’t do as well as a result, in rare circumstances, we run out of options entirely, and in that case, there’s really nothing we can do. Fortunately, those cases remain quite rare, but I am certain that with this growing antibiotic resistance problem, we’ll see these increasing frequency over time.

Scott Roberts

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Heat is going to make the bacteria grow. It’s not hot enough to sterilize them, it’s really the washing with soap and water (that you need) — and with hot water, especially, because it’s going to help loosen that dirt and sebum and really get rid of bacteria.

Anthony Rossi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Your brain and your immune system are very tightly interconnected, studies have shown when you're depressed or anxious, your immune system doesn't work as well against targets like viruses and bacteria.

Angela Roberts

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The reason why cavities develop on teeth is simply because the acidic environment created by the bacteria in the mouth breaks down carbohydrates and sugars.

Rhonda Kalasho

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The main message I get is that they did not find any evidence of pathogenic bacteria on the sponges or brushes taken from a range of domestic settings and therefore there is no evidence that these items are a significant source of contamination in normal domestic settings, if there were some low levels of pathogens left on Cath Rees cloth, they are going to grow quite slowly( they grow optimally at body temperatures), so Cath Rees would not expect to see much growth of these, and this matched their results -- in wet condition there was some limited growth, in drying conditions the numbers either stayed the same or declined.

Cath Rees

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

Kara Landau

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Unripe bananas contain one of the world’s richest sources of prebiotic resistant starch, which resists digestion as it travels through your gut and feeds the beneficial bacteria living in your large intestine. A well-nourished gut microbiota will multiply and diversity, leading to better gut health, good gut health is linked to reduced inflammation, improved immunity, enhanced nutrient absorption, a supported mood, and less digestive issues, all of which can help you look and feel younger! For those that do not like the taste and texture of unripe bananas, green banana flour contains resistant starch in a different form, and can easily be added to smoothies and overnight oats.

Kara Landau

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Resistant starch is not digested as it travels through the gastrointestinal tract, instead, it is fermented by the beneficial bacteria living in the gut. This fermentation process releases byproducts that improve the body’s insulin response, which help to prevent fat stored around the abdomen. Abdominal fat is highly correlated with diabetes, and a waist circumference larger than 35 inches in women and 40 inches in men is a risk factor for heart disease.

Kara Landau

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Beans are a heart healthy food which consist of fiber and a variety of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. They improve the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, inflammation, and promoting digestive wellness, beans are rich in soluble fiber, which acts as food to beneficial gut bacteria to promote a healthy gut flora, which is an important factor in overall heart health.

Isa Kujawski

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That could be because the person doesn't have an infection at all and they just simply had allergy symptoms, it could be because they have a virus, and we know that cold is caused by a virus and doesn't benefit from an antibiotic. We know that COVID is caused by a virus – doesn't benefit from antibiotics. But what's interesting is that we're also finding out that there are bacterial infections – bacterial infections that don't benefit from antibiotics. Most ear infections actually, even when caused by a bacteria, studies show don't get better any quicker with an antibiotic than without an antibiotic.

Jerome Adams

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

When we encounter a bad bacteria, antibiotics are a crucial tool to help us treat infection, and antibiotic resistance happens when the bacteria are no longer responding to the antibiotics that we’ve developed to kill them. And that means that the germs aren’t killed and they continue to grow. And this can have a devastating impact, particularly on certain people in our society.

Jerome Adams

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

A lot of people said that they sprayed this on their pillows at night before they went to sleep, to give them a nice fragrance -- so you can imagine that there are, there are uses of this, even beyond just spraying in a room, where it might bring someone in very close contact with the bacteria.

Jennifer McQuiston

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Rocks are collected from the environment and there's bacteria in the environment, so if the rocks weren't sterilized before they went in, that's a possibility, the other thing is the possibility that another component was contaminated and the rocks made a little micro-environment in that bottle for the bacteria to grow in.

Jennifer McQuiston

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Urine is like a river. When it flows like a river it is OK. But when it sits like a pond, it breeds bacteria. when a bacterial infection occurs in the urological region, lethargy, fever and sometimes white blood counts can go up.

Ashutosh Tewari

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Vitamin C aids neutrophils, a type of immune cell, in carrying out various immune functions such as getting rid of harmful bacteria, with flu season just around the corner, consuming more pumpkin may be a great way to support your immune system.

Mackenzie Burgess

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Embalming chemicals are designed to preserve remains, but they do that by breaking down the protein inside the body, so that there's nothing available for bacteria to consume. It does have a very detrimental effect in degrading the DNA.

Linzi Wilson-Wilde

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Even within our bodies there are a lot of good bacteria that are helping to outcompete the more pathogenic ones and keep us healthy.

Emily Sickbert-Bennett

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

There are more bacteria in and on our bodies than cells.

Emily Sickbert-Bennett

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

While we cant draw firm conclusions on the exact antibiotic or pro-biotic regimen/duration, this study highlights that, yes, penile skin appears to be a reservoir for the bacteria that are associated with BV in women.

Anna Powell

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The oral microbiome is central. My core hypothesis is that bacteria in the mouth that cause periodontal disease, are also a cause of systemic outcomes( cardiovascular disease, dementia etc.), we use periodontal measures in many of our studies because they are a surrogate marker of chronic exposure to adverse oral bacteria.

Ryan Demmer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

These are the first bacteria found to use manganese as their source of fuel, a wonderful aspect of microbes in nature is that they can metabolize seemingly unlikely materials, like metals, yielding energy useful to the cell.

Jared Leadbetter

Found on CNN
3 years ago

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