capnophiles
Yes
Through microbes you breath in then the microbes settle and grow into fungus
Microbes will start to grow on the meat rather rapidly. The longer the meat is at 60°F, the more the microbes will grow.
Cellulose is good for microbes because it is a complex carbohydrate that serves as a source of energy and carbon for many microorganisms. Microbes that can break down cellulose, such as cellulolytic bacteria and fungi, play a crucial role in recycling organic matter and nutrient cycling in ecosystems. The ability to degrade cellulose allows these microbes to thrive in environments rich in plant material.
1. It really depends on the microbe, some grow best at very warm temperatures (thermophiles) while others grow better at cool temperatures. But, generally speaking warm temperatures are better for microbial growth. Most of the time, when temperatures become cooler, the metabolism (its ability to maintain life functions and continue reproduction) of the microbes slows. When the temperature is too cold the microbes become dormant (a state of ceased metabolism) until the temperature rises again. This is why we refrigerate food items, the coolness of the refrigerator slows the growth of the microorganisms, but refrigeration does not kill all microbes which is why foods eventually spoil, even in the refrigerator.
Yes, mainly by feeding the microbes in the soil.
it takes 10hours
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Yes, Staphylococcus epidermidis can grow in salt, but it has a preference for moderate salt concentrations similar to those found on the skin. High salt concentrations can inhibit its growth.
It depends on the amount of salt. It can "pull" the water out of the microbes, killing them. This is the reason salt is used to preserve food as microbes can't grow on very salty food.
There can be other things in the sample beside bacteria that don't grow on this kind of plate like viruses, molds or larger microbes like amoebae. So the sample isn't necessarily sterile.
Halophilic organisms like being, and grow, better on places with high concentrations of salt while haloduric organisms can stay on places with high concentrations of salt but they won't grow (reproduce)...the just survive.