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Some bacteria have reached a symbiotic relationship with their hosts.
Examples include:
Komodo dragons - they have bacteria that live in their mouths but do not make them sick - the dragon bites a victim and even if the victim escapes after one bite, in general in about a week the weaker organisms (deer etc) die from septicemia - leaving a corpse for the dragon to find and eat.
Humans - our lower intestinal tracts have loads of e. coli bacteria - the stuff that makes us sick if ingested (from unwashed hands and offal.) What does it do? Produces vitamin K2, helps with digestion of some foods and keeps other bacteria from taking over in there.
Bacteria also help in breakdown of dead materials (plants and animals) and help recycle the elements beck to the food supply.
What else can I help you with?
What are some harmful and helpful bacteria?
Harmful bacteria will harm you. Helpful bacteria will help you.
How is bacteria harmful to the environment?
Certain types of bacteria can be harmful to the environment. Others help with natural processes like decomposing and stuff like that. So, it depends what kind of bacteria you are talking about.
How does bacteria benefit humans?
Bacteria are important in the formation of certain foods. They are also used in mining and bioremediation (using bacteria to clean up the environment). In addition, bacteria that colonize different places in your body out compete other bacteria that may be harmful.
Two changes that are harmful?
Physical and chemical changes are harmful to us.
How do you sterilise a needle?
You heat it up at very high temperatures to kill harmful bacteria.
Bacteria greatly out number harmful bacteria?
Yes. Most bacteria is not harmful to us such as bacteria in a yogurt, but some bacteria is harmful.
How do bacteria in your bodies protect us from harm?
Bacteria is all around us, in our bodies and on our bodies. It is in part that these natural flora keeps us healthy. They do this in one way by out-competing other harmful bacteria for nutrients. If the harmful bacteria cannot get nutrients for food, they cannot survive.
Are microbes harmful?
All Microbes are not harmful. All virus are harmful. Some bacteria are harmful
What do archaebacteria do for us?
they eat harmful bacteria that hurt us .
What organisms are bacteria harmful to?
There are harmful to all organisms, but some bacteria are helpful in many ways.
What is the part of the blood that protects from harmful bacteria?
The part of blood that protects us from harmful bacteria are white blood cells.
All bacteria are harmful.?
No, not all bacteria are harmful Infact some our good, like the ones in our gut that help us digest food. We should first understand what is bacteria and the common types of bacteria and how they grow in the body.no
What are all the harmful bacteria?
There are hundreds if not thousands.
A friend states that all bacteria are harmful to people?
False. Yes, some are harmful but not all. Take for example cheese. It's made with bacteria. Yeast, found in bread, is bacteria.
What kinds of bacteria are harmful?
Some common harmful bacteria include Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonella, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. These bacteria can cause various infections and illnesses in humans.
How much percent of bacteria are harmful?
Only 1% of bacteria is harmful to humans
Can bacteria harmful to humans?
It depends what kind of bacteria you're talking about. Our bodies naturally contain bacteria that helps us digest food.
