Interesting facts about bacteria.

Bacteria and germs exist around us. They can be both good and bad. We offer you to be acquainted with interesting facts about bacteria. In 1999, the largest bacterium, Thiomargaritanamibiensis, was discovered.

Bacteria and germs exist around us. They can be both good and bad. We offer you to get acquainted with interesting facts about bacteria.

In 1999 was opened the largest bacterium Thiomargaritanamibiensis, which translates as "grey pearl of Namibia". In cross-section, its size can reach up to 0.75 millimeters. Its size exceeds the standard point. 1/12 inches-the size of the point, which is equal to 0.351 millimeters.

It is not known why, but the appearance of bacteria is very successful, and so much that does not change for a billion years. Bacteria were modified only internally. Such a Hairdryer is even called "Volkswagen syndrome". Many people know that this car – "Volkswagen – beetle" — so much like the world that the appearance of the car kept for forty years.

An interesting fact: in the human body live bacteria, the total weight of which is two kilograms.

Agree that after the rain the damp earth smells just fine. This odor creates an organic substance geosmin. And it is produced by cyanobacteria and actinobacteria that live on the surface of the earth.

The most ancient organism, which scientists have identified, is archaeobacteria thermoacidophiles (thermoacidophiles). These bacteria exist in those hot springs in which there is a high content of acid. If the temperature is below 55 degrees, the bacteria simply die.

Scientists at the University of Manchester conducted research, which resulted in it became known that the content of microbes on the mobile phone is much higher than on the sole of the Shoe, or on the toilet seat.

Many people assume that Bacillus and bacteria are different living organisms. In fact, it's the same thing: the word "bacterium" comes from the Greek language, and the word "Bacillus" is of Latin origin.

As you already know, there are about two kilograms of bacteria in the human body. One of them is in our intestines. The number of these bacteria is much larger than the cells in the human body.

The human mouth contains about 40,000 different bacteria. During such a pleasant activity as a kiss, people pass 278 cultures of bacteria to each other. From them no danger is not present 95%.

In some countries of the twentieth Century, all children, without exception, removed appendicitis. This was done so that it did not arise in the future. However, at the beginning of the twenty-first Century, scientists have found that the Appendix is not a vestige. For the immune system, this organ is very important, as it contains many microorganisms. At a time when a person suffers from some disease, the natural flora in the intestine dies. It is at such moments from the Appendix in the body and comes "reinforcement" to assist.