Seen of Facebook: "Proud to be an _alumni_ [of UC Davis]!" [NT]

[Benjamin Barrett]

As in "Disease X is caused by the bacteria Y."

BB

On Sep 14, 2011, at 11:20 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

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> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> a _bacterium_
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> i.e., a _germ_? ;-)
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