S. Comfort in the Persian Gulf in 2003, Lieutenant Commander Kyle Petersen faced an unexpected enemy: a killer bug called Acinetobacter baumannii.

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The new killer bug C. difficile has flourished because older antibiotics killed off the healthy bacteria that normally live in the intestine, clearing the way for toxic C. difficile to take over.

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It portrayed a housewife spraying -- inundating -- her home with the potent bug killer.

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Scotts plans to gradually introduce more gardening soil, fertilizer and bug killer made with natural ingredients, including animal manure and Sri Lankan coconut husks.

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Stefan Kappe is a bug-killer.

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