Bacteria in Everyday Life
Below are our 14 articles in the bacteria in everyday life' category:
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...
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...
The problem of decaying teeth has been a fact of life for people since the Neolithic period thousands of years ago. Archaeological studies have...
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,...
Bacteria may represent a primitive form of life but they are capable of very fast reproduction and rapid evolution. They can grow just about...
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...
Most people think of bacterial diseases affecting animals and humans but plants can also succumb to bacterial infections. Bacteria can enter...
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...
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,...
Disinfectants and antiseptics do the same thing – they kill bacteria very rapidly on contact. A distinction between the two types of agent is made...
Bacteria present in large amounts in food can cause severe food poisoning. Bacteria such as E. coli, particularly strain 0157, the Clostridium and...
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...
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...
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a severe illness that comes on very suddenly as a result of an infection with either Staphylococcus aureus or...
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