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Bacteria grows rapidly and there a ways and one of the main ways to stop them from multiplying is to kill them with alcohol or chemicals

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Why will the increasing of bacterial stop?

Usually, bacteria stops multiplying because temperatures are outside their 'comfort range' (5oC to 63oC), or another condition has changed, such as moisture. This means they no longer have the right conditions for living and stop multiplying.


What kind of environment does bacteria need for reproducing and multiplying?

warm(but not to warm)and a environment with the necessary nutrition


What is the effect of freezing on bacteria?

Bacteria like Archaebacteria can survive in extreme temperatures but eubacteria cannot. Since Eubacteria die from the harsh temperature and Archaebacteria cannot reproduce your immune system kills all of the Archaebacteria. That is why freezing in a technical sense stops bacteria from reproducing.


How can people kill harmful bacteria that might live in some human foods?

Five ways: Pickling, Salting, Drying, Cooking or Radiation --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to DESTROY the bacteria rather then just prevent them form multiplying then there are just 3 of the above that will do it. Pickling, Cooking and Radiation. Salting and Drying (and to some extent smoking) do not kill the bacteria, they preserve food by creating an environment that prevents the bacteria from multiplying.


How do you destroy bacteria in food?

Five ways: Pickling, Salting, Drying, Cooking or Radiation --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to DESTROY the bacteria rather then just prevent them form multiplying then there are just 3 of the above that will do it. Pickling, Cooking and Radiation. Salting and Drying (and to some extent smoking) do not kill the bacteria, they preserve food by creating an environment that prevents the bacteria from multiplying.

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Why will the increasing of bacterial stop?

Usually, bacteria stops multiplying because temperatures are outside their 'comfort range' (5oC to 63oC), or another condition has changed, such as moisture. This means they no longer have the right conditions for living and stop multiplying.


When bacteria enter your body and start multiplying what do you have?

an infection.


What does bacteriostatic mean?

it means stopping bacteria from multiplying


What makes bacteria mutate?

Bacteria mutates when it is multiplying and there is a genetic error. Also Mutation occurs when bacteria becomes resistant to an antibacterial medicine.


Tiny simple and single celled quicly multiplying pathogens?

Bacteria


Why should bacteria not be classified as plants?

Bacteria are unicellular and they obtain their energy by absorbing nutrients through their cells. They do have a cell wall and some have chloroplasts although bacteria do not phtosynthesise and bacteria reproduce by multiplying.


How do antibacterial soap work?

Most work by dissolves the cell walls of bacteria. This physically destroys the cell. Some soaps stop the cells from multiplying and then the remaining ones die out in time. I iz clever for nowing this.


What first line of defence will stop bacteria?

what first line of defence wiil stop bacteria


How quick does bacteria multipy on food?

Bacteria is always multiplying on food. Preservation technic and safe storage methods can only slow it, never eliminate it.


What is the behavior of the meningococcus bacteria after it enters the bloodstream?

The organism is multiplying in the bloodstream, unchecked by the immune system.


What kind of environment does bacteria need for reproducing and multiplying?

warm(but not to warm)and a environment with the necessary nutrition


What is the effect of freezing on bacteria?

Bacteria like Archaebacteria can survive in extreme temperatures but eubacteria cannot. Since Eubacteria die from the harsh temperature and Archaebacteria cannot reproduce your immune system kills all of the Archaebacteria. That is why freezing in a technical sense stops bacteria from reproducing.