like germ gladiators, or something..........or maybe some of them fuse and mutate into new bacteria?
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2007-12-18 16:27:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
No, they all need the host organism to survive and reproduce. They would not do anything in a jar. Some bacteria may grow on artificial media. Others may not grow outside the host.
2007-12-18 16:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pathogenic germs attack human cells. So it wouldn't do much, though if some have plasmides, they might trade them and get stronger (acquire new properties, like antibiotic resistance), but they'll just be more of a harm once you open the jar. They'll kill you then, but won't kill themselves.
2007-12-18 16:32:58 · answer #2 · answered by Gasgano 55 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what nutrients they needed to survive, many will die off because of competition for resources. If you leave the jar closed for a longer time, perhaps they will all die because there will be no host cell for them.
2007-12-19 01:11:47 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll bet germs would learn how to live together better than people do.
2007-12-18 16:30:40 · answer #4 · answered by Over The Rainbow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may become symbiotic too and create a hardier species able to be more adaptable.
2007-12-18 16:32:09 · answer #5 · answered by GisL4all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but any animal or human cells you toss in are goners. That's what they attack.
2007-12-18 16:31:43 · answer #6 · answered by SJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they would have a big orgy and have funny looking babies.
2007-12-18 16:30:44 · answer #7 · answered by s_bodhi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋