The name bacteria is from the Greek bacterion ("little stick", i.e. the rod forms).
Bacteria are unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms. Bacteria are the smallest in size and largest in number among living organisms. Bacteria were first discovered by Dutch scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek in 1675 in rain water, then in pond water and in scrapings from his teeth. He considered them animalcules.
They show some plant-like characteristics such as the presence of rigid cell walls and reproduction by spores. The average size varies in micrometers as the smallest one is cocci i.e. from 0.5-3.5 microns and largest is spirillum 15-22 microns.
They can be rod-like ( E.col, Rhizobium), or spherical, monococcus, dicoccus, streptococcus (in chain), staphylococcus( in an irregular bunch), helical, vibrio, spiral, or filamentus. Sometimes they are pleomorphic e.g. Acetobacter.
They may be chemolithotrophs or chemoautotrophs, or heterotrophs.
Reproduction is either vegetative or asexual ( by conidia, or endospores). True sexual reproduction and alteration of generation are absent in bacteria, and can be done by conjugation, transformation and transduction.
According to six-kingdom classification the bacteria comes under Monera i.e. of prokaryotes. According to the Cavalier-Smith two EMPIRE and eight KINGDOM classification the bacterial Empire contains two kingdoms the Eubacteria and the archaeobacteria.
(Biol.) A microscopic single-celled organism having no distinguishable nucleus, belonging to the kingdom Monera. Bacteria have varying shapes, usually taking the form of a jointed rodlike filament, or a small sphere, but also in certain cases having a branched form. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll, but in those members of the phylum Cyanophyta (the blue-green algae) other light-absorbing pigments are present. They are the smallest of microscopic organisms which have their own metabolic processes carried on within cell membranes, viruses being smaller but not capable of living freely. The bacteria are very widely diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by spores. Bacteria may require oxygen for their energy-producing metabolism, and these are calledaerobes; or may multiply in the absence of oxygen, these forms being anaerobes. Certain species are active agents in fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain Infectious Diseases. The branch of science with studies bacteria is bacteriology, being a division of microbiology. See Bacillus. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Bacteria, by definition, is single-celled. Some bacteria, however, contains organelles and some doesn't. Bacteria without organelles is called prokaryotic, whereas bacteria with organelles is eukaryotic.
Rod-shaped bacteria are bacteria that have a cylindrical shape, resembling a rod or cylinder. They are often referred to as bacilli and can vary in length and width. Examples of rod-shaped bacteria include Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.
Bacteria are prokaryotes. They do not contain intracellular membranes that make organelles. The definition of specific compartments within a cell would make them eukaryotes. Bacteria do not have any real divisions in their cell (no nucleus, no ER, no Golgi) therefore they are not eukaryotes.
Some bacteria are autotrophs. This means they produce their own food, allowing them to grow on their own terms. As well, bacteria grow by binary fission, whereas fungi have to grow by either branching and elongating, or budding, which takes longer.
The definition refers to eukaryotic organisms, which are characterized by having cells that contain a nucleus enclosed within a nuclear membrane. This group includes a diverse range of life forms such as animals, plants, fungi, and protists. Eukaryotes are distinct from prokaryotes, which lack a nucleus and include bacteria and archaea.
That depends on the bacteria, the virus, and your definition of "living."
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A treatable pathogen that causes infection
Per definition, yes.
Prokaryotic by definition are bacteria. There is your answer.
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Yes. By definition pathogens are disease causing agents.
Bacteria, by definition, is single-celled. Some bacteria, however, contains organelles and some doesn't. Bacteria without organelles is called prokaryotic, whereas bacteria with organelles is eukaryotic.
It is possible to name ALL the helpful bacteria. Especially since the definition of helpful is so subjective. However there are numerous species of bacteria that live in the gut that assist in digestion.ONE helpful bacteria is E.coli
Partial sterilization of liquids such as milk, and cheeses, to destroy disease-causing bacteria.
A flagellum is a long tail like structure that protrudes off the bacterium body.
not really, bacteria and viruses can also reproduce and by definition they are not 100% alive