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    Bacteria are single-celled organisms that come in different shapes like rods, balls, and spirals. They are found everywhere including in food, soil, air, and inside the human body where there are over 100 billion bacteria weighing close to 1 kg. While some bacteria like MRSA can cause infections, others like Lactobacillus are beneficial and are used to make cheese and yogurt.

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    NOTES ON CHARACTERISTICS OF BACTERIA

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    Bacteria are single-celled organisms that come in different shapes like rods, balls, and spirals. They are found everywhere including in food, soil, air, and inside the human body where there are over 100 billion bacteria weighing close to 1 kg. While some bacteria like MRSA can cause infections, others like Lactobacillus are beneficial and are used to make cheese and yogurt.

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    Bacteria

    What are they?


    Bacteria consist of just 1 single cell.
    There are many different types.
    They are tiny – you could fit 50 across the width of a single hair!

    Where are they found?


    Bacteria are everywhere – food, soil, the air.
    There are 100 billion inside your body – weighing almost 1 kg.

    What do they look


    like?
    Bacteria can be
    different shapes–
    some rods, some
    balls, some spirals!

    Examples

    Bad - MRSA (or Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus!) – causes


    nasty abscesses – a hospital ‘superbug’

    Good - Lactobacillus – makes cheese and yoghurt.

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