what does bacteria grow on?

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what does bacteria grow on

Answer 1

Bacteria will grow anywhere there is a food source (or a means to produce food) for it.

If the question is in regards to a scientific environment, bacteria will grow on agar. That's usually what is used in a labortatory environment to produce bacterial cultures.

Answer 2

Anything! Bacteria are hugely diverse - ie there are lots of different kinds - and they live almost everywhere! If you are growing them in a lab generally a nutrient agar plate (a kind of jelly with the nutrients that the bacteria needs to survive in it), or less commonly in nutrient solution (water with nutrients in it). The majority of species cannot be cultivated in a lab, but there is still hundreds of thousands that can! Hope that helps x

Answer 3

Bacteria can live on both organic (living or previously living) materials or on inorganic (none - living) materials. Those that live on dead organic matter are called saprophytic - they break down (rot) dead materials getting energy out of the process for themselves. They help to break down dead leaves, dead bodies in the soil, human and animal food and other similar materials. They are what makes food go 'off'. Other bacteria only live on living bodies - these are parasites and if they cause disease, they are called pathogens. They are one of the main causes of illness in humans and animals ( and plants too). A few bacteria can use minerals in water and soil as a 'food' from which they extract energy for themselves. The vast majority of bacteria (singular by the way is bacterium!) are totally harmless to man. Jimenyboy.

Answer 4

Bacteria will grow on just about anything given the conditions of temperature and dampness that will allow them to flourish. They will grow on foodstuffs, people, animals, plants, inorganic chemicals, in deep oceans......................

A good question could be: what do bacteria NOT grow on?

Answer 5

Bacteria grow on dead and living organic matter as long as conditions are favourable

Answer 6

micro organism improve extra right now in environments at around 35oC. this is simply by fact their ensymes artwork maximum efficiently at this temperature. Above this, the enzymes grow to be denatured, and quit to artwork, killing the micro organism. as a result, warmth does make micro organism improve speedier, yet in simple terms as much as a element.

Answer 7

Everything as long as they have food, warmth and moisture

Answer 8

Non-smoothness.
Such as my son's bedroom and it's contents.
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Answer 9

EVERYTHING (but especially anything warmish and wettish)