How to Use bacteria in a Sentence

bacteria

noun

• The landmark system removed 95% of the bacteria from the city’s sewage and 90% of the solids.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• The Dunaliella dies and the archaea and bacteria take over.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2022
• Sequencing done in the UK shows there has been no abrupt change in the bacteria.
  — Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2022
• The only caveat is if bacteria get trapped in the skin while peeing.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
• Gros said the bacteria are not abundant in the mangroves.
  — Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
• These are a group of viruses that are known to infect bacteria.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
• Stains and bacteria have met their match in Shark's now-$70 Steam Pocket Mop.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2023
• The only way to confirm is to take a culture of the pus to find out whether there are bacteria inside.
  — Fatima Fahs, SELF, 29 Apr. 2022
• Just be sure to clean your eyelash curler after each use to rid of any bacteria.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2022
• This allows for quick drying of the brush to deter odors and bacteria.
  — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
• The main types present in dairy are: Lactic acid bacteria: These friendly microbes are the workhorses of the dairy world.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2024
• The tooth decay that leads to cavities occurs when the bacteria in your mouth form a sticky plaque on your teeth.
  — Tammy Davenport, Verywell Health, 28 May 2024
• Some boiled it first over open flames; others left glass jars in the sun, hoping that the summer heat would kill bacteria.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022
• This later crop is a legume that with the help of soil bacteria removes nitrogen from the air for plant growth.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
• And the reason sours are some of the most ancient beers in the brewer’s compendium comes down to what most beer comes down to: bacteria.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022
• The bacteria spores are harmful to many types of caterpillars.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2023
• At first, doctors didn’t believe that bacteria could live in the stomach at all.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2023
• And yet, all the while, humble bacteria in the dirt are fixing nitrogen all day long.
  — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024
• Most bacteria are microscopic, but this one is so big it can be seen with the naked eye.
  — Christina Larson, ajc, 23 June 2022
• Many, but not all the S. sanguinis bacteria contained RNA that was part of these obelisks.
  — Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
• For one, lettuce is consumed raw, so there's no heat to kill bacteria.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022
• The extreme rain events and very warm periods this year have favored the bacteria.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• The downfall is it's made of plastic, which can harbor bacteria and lead to cat acne.
  — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
• Xbox came in cleaner, but also failed the toilet seat test, with half as many bacteria.
  — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022
• Low scores for bacteria in the water and flood prevention, a high score for beach access.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2024
• Some substances that kill the algae can cause other kinds of bacteria to grow in the water instead.
  — Diana Kruzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
• Press the button again to use the red light for your gums, which claims to reduce negative bacteria and support healthy gums.
  — Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping, 15 June 2022
• And there’s been research showing those bacteria can impact our health outside of the mouth.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2023
• That includes any bacteria, dust mites, pollen, and viruses that might have gotten trapped somewhere between the foam and your box spring.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
• Their salivary glands are full of symbiotic bacteria, which pump out a deadly poison called tetrodotoxin, or TTX for short.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2025