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Re:Bacteria that can live for decades and kill 70% of infect... by plg on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @09:17AM (#13763740)
bacteria is plural

should be "a bacterium"

or "bacteria that can live for decades ..."

not "a bacteria"

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Re:Bacteria that can live for decades and kill 70% of infect... by ars on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @02:34PM (#13767403)
"a bacteria" refers to the species, not individuals of the species.
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