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Washington State University

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Washington State University researcher Arden Baylink holds a petri dish containing salmonella bacteria. Baylink and PhD student Siena Glenn have published research showing that some of the world's deadliest bacteria seek out and eat serum, the liquid part of human blood, which contains nutrients the bacteria can use as food.

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Ted S. Warren, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine

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