Bacteria in Everyday Life...
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Bacteria and Food Hygiene
Bacteria grow well when they are between 5 degrees Celsius and 65 degrees Celsius and when they have a good supply of nutrients. Food that is stored for prolonged...
Bacteria and Sex
Sexual activity involves intimacy and the exchange of body fluids, which inevitably means that the bacteria the live on and in the body are also exchanged. Most of...
Bacteria and Tooth Decay
The problem of decaying teeth has been a fact of life for people since the Neolithic period thousands of years ago. Archaeological studies have shown that not only...
Bacteria in the Home
No matter how clean with think our homes are, they are still teeming with bacteria that live on every surface, near and in toilets, sinks, showers, baths, in...
Bacteria That Deal With Pollution
Bacteria may represent a primitive form of life but they are capable of very fast reproduction and rapid evolution. They can grow just about anywhere and use a wide...
Bacteria That Fix Nitrogen
Some of the plants that we eat because they are high in protein owe their nutritional value to bacteria that live in their roots. Plants of the legume family, which...
Bacteria That Infect Plants
Most people think of bacterial diseases affecting animals and humans but plants can also succumb to bacterial infections. Bacteria can enter through cuts our other...
Bacteria That Recycle Nutrients
Bacteria that live in soil all over the world recycle the nitrogen and carbon contained in the complex organic molecules that remain in plants and animals after they...
Bacterial Vaginosis: An Embarrassing Problem
Bacterial vaginosis is a common problem that affects 10-15% of women during their childbearing years. Its incidence can rise to 20% during...
Do Bacteria Cause the Common Cold?
The simple answer is no, bacteria do not cause the common cold – the agents responsible for starting off colds are all types of virus. However, bacteria are involved...
How Do Disinfectants and Antiseptics Work?
Disinfectants and antiseptics do the same thing – they kill bacteria very rapidly on contact. A distinction between the two types of agent is...
Useful Bacteria in Food
Bacteria present in large amounts in food can cause severe food poisoning. Bacteria such as E. coli, particularly strain 0157, the Clostridium and Salmonella species...
What is a Strep Throat?
The term strep throat can be used by some people to mean any type of severe sore throat but medically it has a very specific definition. It is a sore throat caused...
What is Otitis Media?
Otitis media is the medical term used for an infection of the middle ear. The infection can either be viral or bacterial in nature. Usually, an infection with a...
What is Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a severe illness that comes on very suddenly as a result of an infection with either Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes....
