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Asked by anon-384192 to Erin P on 15 Feb 2024.
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Erin Pallott answered on 15 Feb 2024:
A hard question! Bug can be used to mean insect, or an infective agent (like bacteria, viruses etc).
I don’t work with insects, but I love bees! Bees are the symbol of Manchester too which I love!My favourite pathogens (that cause infectious disease) are Toxoplasma (a single-celled parasite), and Trichuris, which is a worm parasite that I research!
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Paul commented on :
Plasmodium falciparum – Malaria! It is super nasty and can get into your brain..
Simone commented on :
Great question and difficult to choose one!
I like Acanthamoebas – when you grow them, they chomp through the bacteria (google acanthamoeba contractile video).
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is also pretty cool – I once met a scientist who was studying TB in egyptian mummies and seeing whether they were still alive.