microbe's

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This nontoxic substance does so by gouging holes in a microbe's cell wall and spilling out its contents.

Biocidal Terrain 2006
One way to stir up trouble is simply to encroach on a microbe's habitat.

Outbreak Of Fear 2008
This nontoxic substance does so by gouging holes in a microbe's cell wall and spilling out its contents.

Archive 2006-12-01 2006
When mating with other microbes, however, a fair bit of flirting and fluffing goes on in their mating ritual, which draws on the microbe's energy reserves, and ultimately affects the quality of their offspring.

February 8th, 2006 2006
Copper Oxide Damages a microbe's cell wall and stops it from multiplying.

Debugging the House 2007
Ultraviolet Light Destroys a microbe's DNA and prevents it from reproducing.

Debugging the House 2007
The mosquito's interest is to suck blood, while the microbe's is to corrupt.

Archive 2004-12-01 2004
The mosquito's interest is to suck blood, while the microbe's is to corrupt.

From On High 2004
It does so by its general tone being too hearty for the microbe's life.

Memories and Studies William James 1876
Working backward, they were able to create a family tree that placed the microbe's origin in China, 2,600 to 2,800 years ago.

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