11.   Nearly a third carried the bacterium.

12.   One thing you definitely want to avoid discussing is that iguanas carry salmonella bacteria on their skin and are sometimes infested with ticks.

13.   Plague bacteria are carried by fleas and spread from rodents, rabbits and domestic animals to people.

14.   Q. Is there any chance the Mars Pathfinder carried bacteria to Mars?

15.   Simple measures include keeping the areas around your home rodent free, since rodents can carry the bacteria.

16.   Some imported fruits carry harmful bacteria because human feces is used as fertilizer in some countries.

17.   The bacteria are carried by Lone Star and dog ticks, two kinds of ticks common in Missouri but not recognized as Lyme disease carriers.

18.   The bacterium is carried by virgin queens when they leave to establish new nests, but is not found on male ants.

19.   The blood then carries bacteria to the heart, experts say.

20.   There are some reptiles, including some species of turtle, that do carry bacteria that can cause humans who handle them to get sick.