21.   Anthrax can be detected even after the bacteria are killed by irradiation, officials have said.

22.   As a safety precaution, residents in those areas should boil cooking and drinking water for three minutes to kill any bacteria.

23.   At Consolidated Stills and Sterilizers, a test was run last week to see whether its oversized pressure cookers could kill bacteria on paper.

24.   At the same time, according to Martin, the water company started adding chlorine to the water to kill the bacteria.

25.   Bacteria are killed if the yogurt is heat-treated after it has been made.

26.   Authorities said they may never know whether Blanco actually had anthrax because antibiotics may have killed the bacteria before it was detected.

27.   Benjamin thinks this nitric oxide may protect against tooth decay by killing those bacteria.

28.   Bleach kills bacteria in water, and sugar feeds the flowers.

29.   Both the government and the meat industry also advise consumers to thoroughly cook meat to kill any bacteria.

30.   -- Food could be irradiated in order to kill harmful bacteria.