what are the "survival strategies of bacteria in natural environment"?

Question

pls include link @ websites...tq

Answer 1

Mutation.
Spores formation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteria

Answer 2

different bacteria have different strategies. some cld even be opportunistics such as survivng the extreme conditon in nature (pH, temperature, salinity and etc.)


p/s : Googles could do some trick.