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its called E.coli..they live inside the guts of the animals and help them to digest food.
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Are Bacteria provide vital ecosystem services?
Yes they do. In fact, without bacteria in our guts to digest food, we would soon die.
What is a species of bacteria?
A very common species of bacteria (that lives in most peoples guts) is E. coli (Escherichia coli).
Where does bacteria live?
Bacteria can live in a wide variety of environments, including soil, water, air, and inside living organisms such as plants and animals. They can thrive in extreme conditions, such as hot springs, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and even inside the human body.
How does Escherichia Coli get into our intestinal tract if we are born bacteria free?
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is commonly acquired after birth through contact with contaminated food, water, or surfaces. It can also be passed from person to person through fecal-oral transmission. As babies grow and are exposed to their environment, they can come into contact with E. coli and develop a gut microbiota that includes this bacterium.
What does bacteria do in a horses large intestine?
Horses digest the bulk of their natural feed (grasses) in the hind guts by fermentation of cellulose into volatile fatty acids. Bacteria in the hind gut is a primary "player" in the digestive process.
What are hog guts?
When prepared as food, the small intestines from hog guts are called chitlings.
Why are some scientist studying the bacteria that live in the guts of termites?
The bacteria live off of cellulose and support the life of the termite.
Why are some scientists studying the bacteria that live in the guts in termites?
The bacteria live off of cellulose and support the life of the termite.
What is the state food for Montana?
grimy greasy gopher guts
How do termites and woodlice help in decay of wood?
Termites chew up solid wood and organisms in their guts digest this releasing the nutrients in the wood to the termites.
How do millipedes and woodlice help in the process of decomposition?
Termites chew up solid wood and organisms in their guts digest this releasing the nutrients in the wood to the termites.
Can carnivores digest cellulose?
NoHumans are unable to digest cellulose because the appropriate enzymes to breakdown the beta acetal linkages are lacking. (More on enzyme digestion in a later chapter.) indigestible cellulose is the fiber which aids in the smooth working of the intestinal tract.Animals such as cows, horses, sheep, goats, and termites have symbiotic bacteria in the intestinal tract. These symbiotic bacteria possess the necessary enzymes to digest cellulose in the GI tract. They have the required enzymes for the breakdown or hydrolysis of the cellulose; the animals do not, not even termites, have the correct enzymes. No vertebrate can digest cellulose directly.One of the comments indicated the reader is confused as to whether termites have the necessary enzymes to digest cellulose. The answer indicates, correctly, that they do not have the enzymes (innately). Instead, they have a symbiotic relationship with a bacteria that provides the needed enzymes. In other words, they have them, but only because a friendly organism supplies them with them.Reference: http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/547cellulose.htmlfalse
